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VOLUME XIX
JULY TO DECEMBER, 1903
G. O* SHIELDS (Coquina), Editor and Manager
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1903
Copyright, 1903, by G. Q. Shields.
INDEX TO VOLUME XIX.
PAGE
Ben Doubled Him Up into a Wad and Sent Him Spinning Frontispiece
Ben; the Story of a Cub. Illustrated W. H. Wright 3
The Bread of Idleness. Illustrated Robert P. Lowry 15
Photographing in the Moro Country. Illustrated Geo. D. Rice **■ 17
A Place Just East of Persia. Poem A. L. Vermilya 18
The Hawk Bounty Question. Illustrated J. E. Tylor 19 ^
With a Peeled Pole Frederic Bigelow 21
The Seagull. Poem Edith M. Church 22
A Study of Feathers. Illustrated Mary M. Caldwell 24
W'y De Fish Don' Bite. Poem Edward Bonnel 25
What Wouldn't I Give. Poem ".A. N. Kilgore 2.^
The Jacana. Illustrated L. P. Gray 28
Pounding the Wrong Coon W. H. Nelson 29
Montana Reminiscences J. A. Duffy 31
The Florida Kid. XI Charley Apopka 33
A Day Off. Poem Emma G. Curtts 34
The Truant. Poem E. L. Sarin 42
The Bulls Stood Still and Gave Me a Chance for Another Shot '. Frontispiece
Hunting Blue Bulls in India. Illustrated W. H. Fee 85
Loon Notes and Queries. Illustrated Robert J. Sim 89
The Giant Brown Bears of Alaska. Illustrated . J. A. Loring 91
Tarpon Fishing at Pass Christian. Illustrated _ . .... M. Snowden 95
A Tragedy. Poem A. L. Vermilya 96
An Interesting Summer Boarder. Illustrated J. H. Fisher, Jr. 97
In the Woods with Rod and Camera F. W. Halsey, M.D. 100
A Trip for Trout. Illustrated '. Dr. J. S. Emans 103
Tenderfeet in the Grand Discharge Robert Frothingham 107
Wild Sheep in Captivity. Illustrated Harry E. Lee 112
The Battle of the Prong Horns W. T. Heddon 113
He Was Uttering His Weird Call in Tones as Inspiring and as Musical as the Notes of
a Flute ... Frontispiece
Hunting Elk in a Windfall. Illustrated E. B. Shanks 167
Some Feathered Folk. Illustrated Martha M. Williams 171
A Deer Hunt in Mexico J. K. Eichhorn 175
Rafting on the St. Joe. Illustrated. Geo. H. Root 177
Catching a Catfish. Illustrated F. D. Greene 181
Bob White. Poem Ira Sweet i 82
Quail Shooting in Kentucky A. S. Atkinson 183
A Leaf from the Log of the Rosamond. Illustrated Chas. Van Brunt, Jr. 185
Among the Sandhills John McNeil 187
Hadn't Lost Any Bear Boyd C. Packer 191
Jock o' the Gun. Poem Dorothy H. Barron 192
A Florida Kid on a Camp Hunt. XII Charley Apopka 193
Our Trophies G. A. Mack 195
He Stopped, One Forefoot on the Fallen Trunk, One Reaching for the Ground Beyond. .. .Frontispiece
My Dog Foss. Illustrated George E. Dods 249
A Duck-Shooting Reminiscence .Capt. E. L. Munson, U. S. A. 253
Antelope Hunting in Wyoming. Illustrated E. C. Hall 255
The Travels of a Hunting Knife Dr. A. J. Woodcock 261
A Morning's Duck Shooting. Illustrated . .' .H. W. Closs 265
When the Frost is on the Pumpkin. Poem A. N. Kilgore 266
Gabe Bear's Baccy . . . . . .Theodore Roberts 267
Goose Shooting in Manitoba. Illustrated ,H. M. Laing 271
Grandaddy's OF Rifle. Poem. Illustrated J. B. Adams 274
The Grizzly's Ghost Stanley Mayall 276
The Duck Shooter's Complaint. Poem ....:.......... .A. M. H. 277
A Night in a Fishing Hut W. Rogers 279
The Colonel's Victory A. L. Vermilya 314
PAGE
Down Over the Old Buena Vista Trail Came a Lone Horseman Frontispiece
The Mystery of Stirrup Ranch, illustrated H. N. Beecher 331
Tex. Poem. Ilustrated J. H. Smith 335
Elk in Wyoming. Illustrated S. N. Leek 337
De Huntah's Jubilee. Poem , Fred W. Goshorn 338
A Turkey Hunt in New Mexico. Illustrated. . J. E. Beck 339
September. Poem C. C. Haskins 340
A Turkey Hunt of Long Ago. Illustrated M. B. 341
Our Hunt at Fence Lake, Mich Joe A. Bottkol 343
Picture Making with the Aid of the Camera. Illustrated K. Rowa 345
Hunstman Come. Poem C. G. Rideout 346
In the Upper Peninsula. Illustrated A. B. Richmond 347
Bill Brown's Retriever Palmer C. Goble, Jr. 351
Four Surprises at Once . Jack Wood 352
Lost in the Devil's Garden. Illustrated f J. E. Tylor 3 53
My Balsam Pillow. Poem : .Meda 357
To My Pipe. Poem Arnold Townsend 358
Duck Shooting on Ipswich Bay. . M. R. Lovett 359
Heliographing on Mount Adams C. E. Rusk 361
A West Texas Hunt. Hon. H. S. Moran 365
Deer in Colorado. M. S. Bacon 367
When My Ship Comes In. Poem A. L. Vermilya 368
I Strung Them on the Barrel of My Gun and Started for the Boat Frontispiece
A Goose Hunt on the Rio Grande. Illustrated S. B. Gillett 413
The North Woods. Poem W. M. Bryan, M.D. 414
Duck Shooting on the St. Lawrence Ashley D. Conger 415
Leaves from a Trapper's Note Book. Illustrated A. T. Bickford .417
The Architecture of a Beaver Dam Frank R. Grover 419
Shoot'n Time. Poem Thomas Jackson 420
Eccentricities of the Beaver A. Whitehead 421
Fox Hunting in New England Ernest Russell 424
Harlequin Duck. Illustrated Allan Brooks 428
From Turkeys to Quails T. H. Frazer 429
Stice's Christmas Turkey W. F. Short, Jr. 430
Kitchi Gi-os-se Waw-be An-ne We-og - Simon Pokagon 431
A White Rabbit Hunt A. C. Todd 432
Winter. Poem • Ira Sweet 435
Antoine on Ice. W. E. Parker 436
How I Killed My Boar - D. J. M'Gillivray 437
In the Big Woods -* • H. S. Bull 439
Recollections of Burma H. T. Davies 441
At Long Range Albert W. Davies 443
A Vacation. An Idyl C- Q- Haskins xxiv
From the Game Fields, 35, 115, 197, 283, 369, 445
Fish and Fishing 43, 127, 266, 293, 373. 451
Guns and Ammunition 47, 131, 211, 295, 337,
455
Natural History 53, 139, 217, 301, 386, 461
League of American Sportsmen. .57, 143, 223, 305,
389, 464
Forestry 60, 147, 226, 308, 393, 469
Pure and Impure Foods, 63, 149, 229, 311, 395, 473
Publisher's Notes 67, 151, 233, 476
Editor's Corner 70, 152, 234, 313, 397, 478
Amateur Photography. . 74, 156, 238, 320, 404, 484
Book Notices 65 , 23 r
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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER
Ben Doubled Him Up into a Wad and Sent Him Spinning
Ben; the Story of a Cub. Illustrated ..
The Bread of Idleness. Illustrated
Photographing- in the Moro Country. Illustrated
A Plaoe Just East of Persia. Poem
The Hawk Bounty Question. Illustrated
With a Peeled Pole
The Seagull- Poem
A Study of Feathers. Illustrated
W'y De Fish Don' Bite. Poem
What Wouldn't I Give. Poem
The Jacana. Illustrated
Pounding the Wrong Coon
Montana Reminiscences
The Florida Kid- XI
A Day Off. Poem
The Truant. Poem
From the Game Fields 35
Fish and Fishing 43
Guns and Ammunition 47
Natural History 53
The League of American Sportsmen 57
Forestry 60
Pure and Impure Foods
Book Notices
Publisher's Notes
Editor's Corner
Amateur Photography .
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Frontispiece
.W.H.Wright 3
...Robert P. Lowry 15
Geo. D. Rice 17
A.L. Vermilya 18
J.E.Tylor 19
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.. Edith M. Church 22
.Mary M. Caldwell 24
Edward Bonnel 25
A.N.Kilgore 27
L.P.Gray 28
W. H.Nelso"n 29
J.A.Duffy 31
Charley Apopka 33
Emma G.Curtis 34
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Volume XIX.
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JULY, J903.
G. 0. SHIELDS, (COQUINA) Editor and Manager
Number \.
BEN; THE STORY OF A CUB.
W. H. WRIGHT.
N the spring of
1890 we went
into the Bitter
Root mount-
ains to hunt
bear. About
the second day
out we found
a female black
bear and 3
cubs, that
were only a
few days old.
We killed the
mother and
captured the
children. We at once divided the
latter among ourselves, Spencer tak-
ing one. O'Brien one and I the other.
O'Brien, whom I shall hereafter
call Jack, because he does not deserve
a better name, chose the female, the
other 2 cubs being males. Spencer
and I, of course, adopted a humane
system of treatment for our pets, but
O'Brien undertook to train his by
cussing and beating it. The little girl
rebelled at this from the start, and
learned to hate her master violently,
Fortunately for her, and for the peace
of the camp, she h ed only a few
weeks and never missed an opportun-
ity to bite and claw her keeper
viciously. It served him right ; for he
was a cruel brute and we should have
been glad if she had got him by the
throat some night while he was asleep,
and sent him over the divide.
Her hatred of the biped freak
was really picturesque, and at the
same time pathetic. She would eat
or drink but little and was weak and
sickly all the time; but to the day of
her death she managed, at frequent
intervals, to get in her work on the
Irishman. Not 10 minutes before she
breathed her last she tried to bite him,
and we were only sorry she did not
succeed in getting a good hold.
Spencer, though kind and careful
of his charge, did not succeed in rais-
ing the little cub. It lived about a
month, and finally sickened and died.
We fed them all on canned milk for
a time, and my pet thrived on it. He
became at once the life and joy of the
camp. He learned to romp and play
with us like a kitten or a puppy, and
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we taught him many amusing tricks.
He was one of the most interesting
pets and apt pupils I ever undertook
to train, and I have owned and trained
many.
Occasionally Ben and his brother
would fall out and have a scrap. They
would stand up and spar like trained
pugilists, until one would seem to
horses in the outfit, and in the morn-
ing, when we were ready to pack,
one of us would bring them in from
the feeding ground. Ben's was a little
white pony, named Pard. As soon as
Ben saw him coming, he would begin
to squall and start for his mount. He
would take his place beside the horse,
and was all impatience while we were
A FAMILY SCRAP.
get a temporary advantage of the
other. Then they would clinch, claw,
bite and scratch like cats, and we
would have to separate them, even
though the trouble came at dead of
night.
We built Ben a cage of willow
boughs, woven together, in which he
was to ride during the day. We were
on the march most of the time, and
within a week from the day we
caught Ben, and named him, he learn-
ed to know his horse. We had 8
packing. He knew when the load was
being put on his horse as well as we
did, and would dance around him,
pawing his legs, jumping at his nose
and otherwise expressing his delight,
just as a dog would. When the
lash rope, was finally made fast, and
the cage tied on top of the pack, we
would boost Ben up and put him in.
He would express his delight by
whimpering and cooing to us and
to the horse, and dancing about in
the cage. He soon got tired of this
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confinement, however, and went to
biting his cage and tearing it to
pieces with his claws. It withstood
this only a day or 2, and after that
we simply put a collar and a dog
chain on the little chap. We would
fasten the other end of the chain to
the pack, and the bear would sit on
the load and ride as gracefully as a
circus monkey. He soon learned to
vary the monotony of his daily ride
by taking hold of the chain with one
paw a little above his neck, dropping
off the load and swinging about the
horse's legs. At first Pard, the pony,
objected to this, and would buck and
kick and dance ; but he gradually
made up his mind that this was use-
less, and thereafter was patient under
all kinds of scratching and biting
which the little imp saw fit to inflict
on him. Finally Ben would hang on
to his chain with one foot and would
apparently go to sleep, dangling
against the horse's legs as he walked
or cantered along the rail.
In the course of the next 2 or 3
weeks we killed several other bears,
and finally had 14 bear skins in the
outfit. When we would get into camp
we would spread these out, to con-
tinue the drying process. Every time
they were thrown out, and as soon as
Ben was released from the load, he
would go hunting among them, and
within a few minutes would find the
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SPRINTING FOR COVER.
skin of his mother. It was truly pa-
thetic to note the little fellow's grief
at this. He would smell of the skin,
lie down on it, put his nose between
his feet and cry like a baby. Then
he would get up and walk around
it, nose it and caress it with his paws,
and apparently try to wake his moth-
er into life. The ordeal was so try-
ing to him and to us that we finally
quit opening this skin when we got
into camp. We rolled it up tightly in
heavy canvas and as soon as we
reached camp we put it up in some
tree where Ben could not find it.
Still, he would search through the
skins for his mother, and eventually
we had to keep them all out of his
sight. 1 have never seen, in all my
study of wild animals, anything half
so touching or so heartrending as
Ben's grief for his dead mother.
When Ben was about a month old,
we killed a moose. We threw the
green skin over one of the packs, for
a few days, with the flesh side up.
It dried in the shape of the pack,
which, as you know, is an oval. One
night we threw this off carelessly,
and it lit with the edges on the ground
forming a complete house, or tent,
so to speak. When Ben was taken
off his horse he found this, raised
one end, crawled under, and from that
day to the time when we completed
our trip, late in the fall, the moose
skin was his tent. He knew it, and
apparently became as much at home
under it as any of us in our tents.
If any unusual disturbance were
made about camp, if a dog barked,
or if a short were fired, if a horse
neighed, or if any one of us, or a
stranger, came suddenly into camp,
Ben would make a dive for his tent,
grab one end of it with a forefoot,
BEN; THE STORY OE A CUB.
hoist it, and shoot under as if he
had been fired from a gun ; and there
he would stay until the trouble was
over. Occasionally he would stick
his head out from under his shelter,
look carefully about the camp and lis-
ten. When assured there was no fur-
ther danger, he would come out and
resume his play, or feeding - , or what-
ever he might have to do.
or high bush huckleberries, or any-
thing such ground might furnish. He
would occasionally dig up a bulbous
plant of some kind and eat the root ;
and we never knew him to dig up a
plant that did not have an edible root.
He knew from the first, much better
than we did, what plants grew his
favorite breakfast.
It is evidently the habit of mother
RUSTLING FOR BREAKFAST.
As I have said, he was only a few
days old when we got him, but from
the start he seemed to know what kind
of food bears live on, how to find it,
and how to go about getting it.
When he was a month old, and began
to eat solid food, if we camped on a
hillside where huckleberries or rose
bushes grew, he would go foraging
among them. When he found a bush
of the kind that bore fruit to his lik-
ing, he would bend it down and ex-
amine it, and he never, from the first,
pulled down any bush that does not,
in season, bear fruit of some kind.
If we camped near a swamp he would
go into this and hunt for cranberries,
bears to feed their young at frequent
intervals, at least during the night.
Ben seemed to know this. Further-
more, he was blessed with a ravenous
appetite and a rapid digestion. We
would feed him as soon as we got in
camp, and before we had our supper.
Then we would feed him again before
we went to bed. By the time we had
slept an hour or 2, Ben's second sup-
per would seem to be digested and
he would get hungry and set up a
howl. Someone would have to crawl
out and feed him. Then he would
curl up in his gunny sack and go to
sleep. We hit on a plan of wrapping
him up in the gunny sack, hoping
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WAITING FOR IT TO COOL.
this would keep him quiet until morn-
ing. Not a bit of it. He would get
hungry all the same and dig out of
his swaddling cloth. He would come
whining and crying around in the
tent, and there was no rest for any of
us until he had had a lunch. The boys
gave vent to a great deal of profan-
ity about these frequent interruptions
of their slumbers, but they were so
fond of little Ben that none of us
would for a moment entertain a
proposition either to kill him or to
leave him in the woods ; so we kept
our nursery running day and night,
even if we had to work overtime.
While Ben was in his infancy, and
was being fed on spoon victuals, we
would sometimes make a gravy of
milk and flour, and add perhaps a
little bacon grease, or something else
we thought he might like, and with-
in 3 days after we commenced to pre-
pare such food, he learned to recog-
nize the frying pan when he saw it
taken out. When one of us would
pick it up and start for the fire, he
would squall and follow us. He would
scramble over us, stand up on his
hind feet and watch the proceedings
as impatiently as a child would watch
the preparation of its breakfast. When
the mess was cooked he was at first
eager to jump into it, but he soon
learned it must first cool before he
could eat it. Then he would sit by
the frying pan and lick his chops,
whine, and dig up the ground around
it in impatience. Occasionally he
would feel of it with his paw to see
if the mess was cool enough to eat. As
soon as it reached a temperature that
was safe for him, he would put his feet
on the edge of the frying pan, chuck
his nose in, drink and lap as long as
he could hold his breath. Then he
would stop, and after a moment of
breathing, would sail in again.
As soon as Ben was old enough
so we thought his stomach would
stand it, we gave him pieces of fresh
meat and bacon. At first we cooked
it for him, then we gave him a taste
of it in the raw state. He seemed to
BEN; THE STORY OF A CUB.
know what his mother would have
preferred if she had been with him,
and formed his taste accordingly. Af-
ter a few days of this process of feed-
ing, he would not taste cooked meat,
unless half starved. He wanted it
raw, and from that time we did not
dare leave any fresh meat within his
reach, except such as we wanted him
to have. We had to hang the venison,
the birds and the fresh fish in trees.
Then we taught Ben to turn somer-
hill. He would make perhaps half a
dozen turns, and then stop and look
up, as much as to say :
"Is that enough?"
If I said :
"No, go ahead," he would double
up and away he would go again.
When I said,
"All right," he would come for the
mess table. Finally, as soon as I
would pick up the frying pan and
start for the fire, he would begin
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PLAYING CIRCUS FOR JERRY.
saults. He took to these circus an- turning somersaults ; and perhaps ev-
tics readily, and thereafter whenever ery 3 minutes during the cooking pro-
his meal was ready, I would say to cess he would spin a few, and then
™ : T look up to see if I were ready for
Now, Ben, turn a somersault and him.
you may have your breakfast." Sometimes when going through
. Immediately he would double up brushy country we would put Ben in
like a ball and go rolling down the a gunny sack and tie this on the pack.
One evening when we struck camp
and were throwing off the packs, Jer-
ry Johnson, an old trapper, came
around. After the usual greetings
he was looking about camp and saw
the gunny sack showing evidence of
internal life. He asked me what was
in it. I told him a cub. He said,
"May I see it ?"
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I said,
"Yes, just open the sack and dump
him out."
Ben seemed to have his mind al-
ready on the price of his supper, for
when the old fellow dumped him out
on the slope of a hill, Ben turned per-
haps 20 somersaults before he un-
curled. The old prospector laughed
until he almost broke his suspenders.
One day after Ben had grown to be
about 2 months old, we were crossing
a bad washout when Pard and an-
other horse fell and lay with their
feet upward. Of course there was
the usual commotion and anxiety to
save the horses and the packs. We
all jumped for the 2 unfortunates,
loosened the cinches, got the horses
on their feet as soon as possible, and
LOOKING OVER THE CAMP GROUND.
then commenced to dig out the packs.
Up to that time no one had thought
of Ben, but when Pard's last pack was
rescued from the mud, Spencer said,
"Here's poor little Ben" ; and tak-
ing him by the hind feet, pulled him
out, covered with mud, and looking as
thoroughly disreputable as any cub
ever could look, but really none the
worse for his adventure.
Ben kept on growing, of course,
and within a few weeks he could
reach the cinch which held Pard's load
on. When that time arrived, he would
no longer wait to be helped up, but
when he found the load was about
completed, he would stand up, place
his left foot on the horse's forelegs,
grab the cinch with the right, and then
climb to the top of the pack.
Ben could beat any watch dog I
ever saw at seeing, scenting or hear-
ing people.
If one of us was away from camp,
and was returning, those in camp
were always warned of the approach
by Ben, long before the men could
hear a sound. No matter how busy
he might be, eating or playing or
howling for food, all at once he would
stop and stand like a graven image
for a few seconds, listening, looking
and pointing his ears in some certain
direction. Then he would stand up
on his hind feet and look and listen.
By and by he would conclude that
the danger was too great for him to
risk his precious body any longer in
sight, would go for his moosehide
tent, grab one end and shoot under
it. Perhaps 5 or 10 minutes later we
would see or hear some member of
our party, or possibly some stranger,
coming up the trail.
Frequently when we had all been
away from camp, Spencer and I would
try to sneak to camp and surprise
Ben. We were both old hunters and
are vain enough to imagine we are
good stalkers, but never, in the course
of the entire summer, were we able
to get in sight of the camp without
Ben's knowing of our approach long
before he could see us. We have
crawled on our hands and knees, in
the stealthiest manner possible to
the top of the nearest ledge, or behind
some big log or rock that concealed
us entirely from the camp, perhaps
200 yards away. When we reached
our final hiding place, and raised our
heads carefully, we would see one of
Ben's ears poked out at us from be-
hind a tree, or from under the edge of
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ii
his tent. Our efforts to stalk him
took the conceit out of us completely.
On one occasion we were camping
on a trout stream. Ben was sunning
himself on a gunny sack near the tent
apparently sound asleep. Suddenly
he jumped, looked up the creek,
stood up, listened some more, then
circled about the camp, sniffing the
air and occasionally stopping to lis-
ten. He kept this up 10 or 15 min-
utes. Then he sought the seclusion
of his moosehide tent. We kept lis-
tening and looking up the creek, but
during all that time we could see
nothing, nor could we hear anything
but the roar of the water. Half an
hour after Ben gave the first alarm,
a man came in sight, fishing down
the creek. Then we knew what had
been troubling the cub all that time.
Ben liked Spencer very well, but
always hated the Irishman. He was
especially fond of me, naturally, be-
cause I fed him and cared for him
more than Spencer did. If I lay down
in camp during the day, Ben would
immediately come and cuddle up be-
side me, laying his head on my arm.
He would sleep as soundly as I
did for any length of time if all went
well; but if he heard any unusual
noise, or if the breeze brought a sus-
picious scent to camp, Ben would jump
as if someone had prodded him with a
sharp stick. His sudden awakening
would, of course, arouse me, and in
almost every instance someone would
come into camp ; or perhaps we would
hear an elk or a deer passing through
the brush somewhere within 100 or
200 yards of camp.
We returned home in September.
Ben was by that time a lusty cub, and
while the family immediately learned
to love him, he was a great trial to
us all. We turned him loose in the
house, and he seemed to think he
could run through it just as he did
about the camp. He would play with
the children as a puppy would, chas-
ing them from room to room ; and in
his eagerness would upset chairs, ta-
bles, or any other furniture that came
in his way. Two or 3 times when the
table was spread for a meal he grabbed
the cover, yanked it off and smashed
the china to bits. He seemed not to
care a blank for expense.
I gave Ben an old piece of garden
hose, about 10 feet long, to play with.
He seemed to take great delight in
shaking it, just as a puppy would, and
often amused himself in this way for
an hour at a time. Occasionally I
would get hold of one end of it, put
it to my mouth and shout at him
through it, calling him by name. He
would stop and look about until he
found that the noise came from the
end of it nearest to him. He would
BEN S PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE.
then take this up, put it to his ear,
and listen carefully. Placing my end
of the hose to my mouth I would
again shout, Ben. He would listen
intently, look down along the outside
of the hose, and then sitting up on
his haunches, would hold up the end
of the hose to one eye and look into
it as if he thought I were inside of it,
and as if he were trying to find
me.
He tried to cultivate the acquaint-
ance of the cat, but it was shy of him.
His greatest ambition was to catch
it and play with it, but it was afraid
of him from the start, and they had
some terrific races through the house.
Long says wild animals do not know
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anything only what their mothers
teach them ; but he is away off the
trail. When the cold winds of Octo-
ber began to blow Ben knew it was
time to get ready for winter, though
his mother died when he was 2 weeks
old. He dug a big hole under the
floor of the woodshed and carried into
it all the old clothes, rags, shavings
and straw he could get hold of. In
3 days he had a good, warm place to
hibernate, but the poor cub never got
to occupy it.
The boys taught Ben to lie on his
back and play with a football or a
small keg, as you have seen a juggler
do in a circus. The cub was as fond
back fence, pulled the staple from the
barn door and went in to have some
fun with Ben. He had grown to be a
big bear by that time, yet the boy3
thought it would be perfectly safe to
play circus with him as before. Ben
was always ready for anything, and
gave them a warm welcome. I learned
the particulars of the interview on the
installment plan. One boy told me
a part of it, then another boy told
another part, and thus it all came out,
It seems that at first one of the boys
got on Ben to take a ride. This was
all right, and Ben raced around the
barn floor with him, a la circus ring.
Then 2 of the boys got on. That was
SOLID COMFORT.
of this kind of sport as the boys were,
and would keep a football in the air
20 minutes without letting it touch
the floor.
Finally Ben got too big for the
house. At times he would depart from
the gentle ways of his childhood and
become decidedly rough in his play, so
we had to relegate him to the barn at
the foot of the lot. I kept the door of
this barn securely locked, and would
not allow anyone to go in unless I
were there to chaperon the visitor.
All the boys in town had, of
course, cultivated Ben's acquaintance
before he got so big, and they still
longed to romp with him. One Sun-
day afternoon when we were all away
a dozen of these boys met at my house
and finding it vacant climbed over the
all right, too, and Ben gave them a
lively whirl. Then 3 got on. Ben
was faithful to his training, and spun
around the ring a few times with the
trio. He finally got tired of that, con-
cluded they were rather rubbing it in,
and that he would change the feed on
them. Suddenly he dropped on his
back and commenced to play foot-
ball with the boys. Two of them es-
caped, but the third was not so for-
tunate. Ben seemed to have doubled
him up into a ring, a ball, or
something of that kind, and set him
spinning in the air. He kept that up
until the other boys thought their pal
was being torn to pieces, when they all
rushed in and rescued him. They
then went out of the barn with all
possible speed.
BEN; THE STORY OE A CUB.
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The boy who had been the football,
was a sight for the gods. His clothes
were torn to ribbons and most of them
stripped off him. His legs, arms,
back and head were clawed and
scratched and the blood was running
from him in at least 50 streams. The
yells and shrieks of the boys had
brought a crowd of the neighbors.
The victim was hustled into the near-
est house, a doctor was called and the
boy was sewed up, bandaged, bathed
in arnica and put to bed. In the course
of 3 weeks he was able to walk about,
but it was nearly 6 weeks before he
was fit to appear in company again.
His father, meantime, had a big doc-
tor's bill to pay, besides buying the
boy a new suit of clothes.
Naturally, the old man was indig-
nant. It happened that he was a bad
man, and had confided to certain of
his neighbors that he had killed a man
some years before, in the mines. As
soon as he learned of the damage to
his young hopeful he said he would
kill the bear and if the owner made
any objection he might share the same
fate. When I returned home that
evening I went to see the boy, and
several of the neighbors came in to
see me. The affair was, of course,
the talk of the town for weeks. With-
in a day or 2 after the accident, the
old man called on me and ordered me
peremptorily to kill the bear. I said
I did not think I would. Then he
said,
"If you don't kill him, I will." I
said,
"I don't think."
Fortunately, I am bigger than the
old man, and younger, so he did not
think it best to carry out his early
threat in the matter. He looked up a
policeman and tried to get him to kill
tne bear. The officer declined. Then
the old man called on a justice of the
peace and asked for a warrant for my
arrest. The justice asked him some
questions, and after investigating the
matter carefully, declined to* issue a
warrant. He, however, sent for me
privately, and I called on him. He
asked me to tell him all about the af-
fair, and I did so. He asked me if
the bear had been off my premises at
any time, and I said,
"No, not since I brought him to
town." I then told him I had at first
kept Ben in the house and since he
outgrew that, had kept him in the
barn, with the door securely locked;
that the boys had gone to the barn,
broken into it, and had met their Wa-
terloo. The judge said he could not
see that I was to blame in any way,
and that if the father of the young
hoodlum made any further threats
against me, to come to him, and he
would issue a warrant for his arrest ;
so the football match rested there.
I realized, however, that Ben had
outgrown my town lot, and that I
must part with him. I dreaded this
ordeal for I had grown extremely
fond of him ; but I was not prepared
to establish a zoological garden or to
build a bear den. It happened that a
circus visited the town within 2 or 3
weeks after the football game, so I
called on the manager, and asked him
if he did not want a black bear. At
first he said no, but when I offered to
give him one, he said that was differ-
ent ; so I led Ben down, consigned him
to the animal keeper, bade him an
affectionate farewell, and I trust he is
still alive and happy.
A THRILLING LEAP.
(Land Locked Salmon)
FROM OIL PAIh|T|f*Q PY W, U. STEWARD.
THE BREAD OE IDLENESS.
ROBERT P. LOWRY.
Easily and lightly our canoe glided down
the gleaming Susquehanna, as our eyes
traversed the banks in search of a camp
site. A dancing line of white water ahead
abruptly terminated our search. The canoe
yielded to the quickening current and
awakened to new life. Not to have shot a
rapid is almost not to have lived ; and he
who has never known the mad, wild joy
of it is fortunate only in that the future
holds so rare a delight for him.. Through
the deep, swift water, down the triangular
tongue at the beginning of the riffles and
onward between great rocks, whose pres-
ence was made evident only by a foamy
backwash, our boat, guided by the steady
arm of Red and Blue, sped like a flushed
town, at the head of the river, to that place;
and there our river adventures were des-
tined to end, for the rocky bottom of the
shallow river had completely worn the can-
vas off the bottom of our canoe.
We entered on a quiet, uncolored man-
ner of living such as is attained only by
great philosophers, tramps and a few camp-
ers. The gospel of this state is content-
ment. To be at peace with all the world;
to banish dreary cares ; to have the wan-
derlust silenced by long, hard days of
paddling; that is to dwell in Arcadia.
Sometimes the man that owned the farm
on which we were located honored us with
a visit. Another welcome guest was his
helper, Gus. He was innocent of the 3
ON THE SUSQUEHANNA.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY LEWIS E. THEISS.
quail. A sudden bend of the river to the
left and we found ourselves in the place
we had been seeking.
A huge chestnut tree rose a few rods
from the bank, overshadowing a wide
stretch of grassy meadow. Under
its branches we pitched our tent. In the
farm house, near, the good dame freely
gave us permission to camp on her hus-
band's land ; but the sight of our bare,
sunburned arms stirred the mother in her.
She recommended cold cream, and related
warningly a story of a little boy who came
to his death through sunburn. Our camp
lay in a narrow, basin-shaped valley divid-
ed by the North branch of tke Susque-
hanna. On the opposite side of the river
was the town of Windsor. A week of
canoe cruising had taken us from Coopers-
R's and he had had to work hard all his
life. His sole diversion had been, so he
declared, an occasional fishing trip; but
he was good natured and clever.
Sometimes the boys from the town swam
the river and came unashamed up to the
tent. To these we let it be known that our
canoe was for sale. Not that we really
wished to part with our alternate servant
and mistress, but to see a horny handed
tiller of the soil in that varium et mutabile,
canoe of ours was ever our desire.
To the inhabitants of the hamlet across
the river we were a mystery. The brown
trousered tramps with the gray flannel
shirts who, according to their own state-
ment, were not fishing, and who bought
food at the store in place of soliciting
"hand-outs" at the back doors, were phe-
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nomena for which even the most imagina-
tive of the gossips failed to account.
We swam in the afternoons, and once we
went fishing. This last step we took only
after much deliberation. It was a bit
strenuous to harmonize with our manner
of living; but half a day spent by the
river's brink, rod in hand, resulted in a
considerable string of bass and sunfish.
Our ears were charmed by the song spar-
row's matins and vespers ; our eyes were
delighted by the sunset light on the water,
and the afterglow that clung lovingly to the
hills. We were content to loaf and dream
and smoke by the stream ; and if the rain
gently falling on the tent was our slumber
song, it troubled not the peace of our souls.
Even golden days are not immortal. The
time came when we had to leave our happy
valley; yet in spirit we often and fondly
return to that lotus land, where an earth-
ly Lethe went on its sparkling way past our
habitation, and where we ate and found
sweet the bread of idleness.
AMATEUR PHOTO BV J, BAUER
CHIPMUNK.
One of the 1 6th Prize Winners in Recreation's 7th Annual Photo Competition.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY J. BAUER.
RED SQUIRREL.
One of the 16th Prize Winners in Recreation's
7th Annual Photo Competition.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY A L. PRINCEHORN.
ROBIN AT NEST.
One of the 14th Prize Winners in Recreation's
7th Annual Photo Competition.
PHOTOGRAPHING IN THE MORO COUNTRY.
GEO. D
Photos by
In the island of Mindanao, the Moro
Mohammedan tribes, numbering hundreds
of thousands, were invincible. Previous to
the expedition of American troops which
penetrated to the heart of the island in
April, May, June and July, 1902, white man
had never ventured there. General Wey-
ler and his regiment reached the Lake
Lanoa regions of Mindanao about 3 years
ago, to attempt to pacify the unruly Moros,
but he did not remain long; and so it has
been with all others who have tried to force
a passage into the interior. The fierce fight-
RICE.
the Author.
gave out I went among the thousand or
more soldiers, offering fabulous values for
one or more films, but only 2 or 3 men had
cameras and they were down to the last film.
Campaigning, with the enemy firing at
night, with short rations, long marches,
and in heavy rains, is not conducive to good
photography. I secured some excellent
views of the capture of stockades, of the
blowing up of fortifications, and the like,
and carried those films inside my shirt ;
but the penetrating rain soaked me through
night after night ; and later, when I turned
my films over to a photographer for print-
ing, he informed me that they had been re-
duced to pulp by the wet. The next time
I go on an expedition of that sort I shall
carry my camera outfit in a waterproof
case. This is easy to say, but when on the
march in the enemy's country, one drops
everything but his canteen. When a sok.ier
gives up all his personal comfort so he
shall not fall back of the column and into
the hands of the foe, he is quite sure to
drop his extra weights in parcels ; yet in
this struggle of a 3 or 4 months' cam-
paign I know of only one camera being
abandoned, and that was partly because it
got wet and warped.
NATIVE SOLDIERS,
ing warriors of the Moro tribes were ag-
gressive and destructive to life and prop-
erty. It was decided to punish them, and
the column was formed under Colonel
Baldwin which finally made things peace-
ful in the lake sections of Mindanao. I
was with the Baldwin expedition. We
captured Moro fort after fort and destroyed
their works and barricades. May 2nd, the
great fight of Bayan, in which we lost 2
officers killed, 8 enlisted men killed, 3 of-
ficers wounded and some 55 soldiers
wounded, finished the Moro army. Since
then it has been content to let our sentries
alone and cease stealing our horses and
properties. The result is that the man be-
hind the camera can go where he pleases.
Why did I not get some views of the
battles? One can not carry much on a
horse, and when hiking it is all a man can
do to carry his shelter half and roll. We
were often short of everything, there were
long marches, there was no wagon trans-
portation, and often the mule pack trains
were far in the rear. Yes, I had my
camera and a supply of films, but not
nearly enough. When the first lot of films
NATIVE BATHING GOWNS.
I am preparting for the next campaign in
the wet, where I may have to lie on the
ground with a shelter half over me and get
thoroughly wet before sunrise next day. A
native is making me a waterproof case
which will hold my folding Kodak and
about a dozen films. This case will fas-
ten tight to my side, at the waist, where it
will not interfere with haversack or can-
teen.
The army ought to have more photog-
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raphers. There was a time when the pho-
tographer was ridiculed, but not so now.
Those who had cameras in that campaign
were requested by officers and enlisted men
alike to provide copies of all views at any
cost. I enjoyed taking views more than
I ever enjoyed anything else. The fact
that I had a camera made the campaign
like a big holiday to me. It drove the
blues from me completely, relieving the
monotony, even though many of the films
were spoiled.
A campaigner can make considerable
money with his camera in these foreign
lands if he secures the right views and re-
tails them to his friends. I like to give
my comrades prints of their camps, iheii
fights, and the like, at cost, but these liberal
and independent fellows will not let me.
I say to a soldier friend, "Here is a view I
took, and I see that you are in it. You
may have a print at the cost price, perhaps
10 cents." He delightedly accepts a print,
but insists that I take 25 cents for it. I do
not like to take money from my comrades,
but they make me.
The natives also like the views. They
do not concern themselves about the price.
You can gracefully present a print to a
native, say of his house, with himself
seated in front, and his family in the back-
ground. He receives the view with a
grunt and a smile, the little ones play with
it and soil it, and you think your generos-
ity has gone to waste; but by and by this
native comes to your quarters with a parcel.
You open the parcel and it contains for you
a present of a bolo, a spear, or some relic
that you value at many dollars.
UNDER THE BAMBOO TREE.
The natives are amusing. Few of them
are unaware what the photographer is do-
ing when he snaps them. By instinct they
know, if not otherwise. The women hide
their faces if in working attire, but if in
Sunday togs they proudly pose for the
view and are pleased if they are snapped
several times, although they may never ex-
pect to see the prints. Moro women have
often kept me waiting a long time at the
door until they arranged themselves for be-
ing pictured in American costumes. They
will give you no peace until you have the
film developed and give them a print. Then
they have great sport over it. They ridicule
the size of one another's mouths and the
like, and it is worth dollars to hear them.
Soldiers and others who wish to make life
worth living while serving with a regiment
should take their cameras with them.
A PLACE JUST EAST OF PERSIA.
A. L. VERMILYA.
Ship me some place East of Persia, where
no callow writers dwell,
Where no bloomin' poetasters stupid tales
in verses tell ;
Where the editors are cranky, and all manu-
scripts decline
That have in their addled make-up even one
poetic line.
For I'm tired of all this rubbish — tired as
ever I can be —
When I ope my Recreation, this is what
I'm sure to see :
"There's a place a mile from Kansas, that
is most divinely fair,
Where the Indians are peaceful, and will
let you keep your hair."
Ship me some place East of Persia, where
they shoot the writer man,
Where they pitch the budding poet from the
desert caravan;
For it gives me indigestion, cholera, and
fits, sometimes,
When these mushy, gushing scribblers split
themselves in bummy rhymes.
And when my short hike is over and my
spirit sails away,
Plant me somewhere, I beseech you, where
no spiffling bards can stray ;
Where no magazines are published, and no
unfledged rhymesters peep,
There amid great hunks of silence let me
take my dreamless sleep.
"Hold on, Quaker, stop your kicking!" this
I say unto myself,
As I lay my pen and tablet thoughtfully
upon the shelf;
"Though these poets in their frenzy write
some most atrocious verse,
It is evident as can be that my rhymes are
even worse."
THE HAWK BOUNTY QUESTION.
J. E. TYLOK.
In December Recreation Mr. W. T.
Hornaday gave some valuable advice relat-
ing to the hawk bounty subject. Those
who advocate such a policy, hoping thereby
to exterminate hawks and owls, should read
what this eminent authority has to say.
Mr. Hornaday does not indulge in specu-
lation when he advocates the protection
rather than the destruction of certain
hawks and owls. On the contrary, the
matter having been scientifically investi-
all counted alike. This spirit of destruc-
tion even extended to the fish hawk and its
nest of young; until it cost the taxpayers
many thousands of dollars and the law had
to be repealed or the county become bank-
rupt.
Last spring I visited a nest of the barred
owl. It contained 2 young birds a few
days old and one spoiled egg. There was
also in the nest a bountiful supply of pro-
visions for the rapacious appetites of the
AIVATEUR PHOTO BY J. E. TYICR
YOUNG BARRED OWLS AND THEIR MORNING BREAKFAST.
gated, no longer stands on theory, but on
established fact; the final judgment being to
kill the Cooper hawk and the sharp shinned,
but to regard the others, generally speaking,
as more beneficial than destructive.
In Talbot county, Maryland, several
years ago, a bounty of 50 cents was paid for
every hawk and owl head, regardless of
kind. School boys searched the orchards
for hollow trees wherein the little screech
owl might dwell, and before taking the life
of the parent bird, frequently waited for the
eggs to hatch, that the whole family might
be sacrificed, as little heads and big heads
young birds. These consisted of a grey
squirrel, with its head eaten off; 4 field
mice, 2 being partly devoured ; one wood
rat, head eaten off; and 2 garden moles.
These I photographed, and though unfortu-
nately I did not secure a satisfactory nega-
tive, nevertheless it gives a truthful bill of
fare. The squirrel was still warm, while
the 7 rodents were freshly killed. If that
represents one meal, how many pests will a
pair of adult owls destroy in a year?
I submit the enclosed picture as some evi-
dence, at least, that the barred owl has a.
just claim for friendly consideration.
Pallette — De Auber is an odd genius.
Brushly — What's he up to now?
Pallette — He is painting a $300 portrait
of a 30-cent man. — Chicago News,
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WITH A PEELED POLE.
FREDERIC RIGELOW.
Over the lapse of years I can vividly re-
call my first experience in trout fishing.
Nothing in the past has so deeply rooted
itself in my memory. Even the remem-
brance of the boyhood times when I had
to hoe corn or to pick up potatoes on pleas-
ant days, or to saw wood in the shed, or to
sprout potatoes in the damp cellar on rainy
days, has nearly faded; but my youthful
fishing days are still fresh in my memory.
It was in early June when my uncle per-
mitted me to accompany him trout fishing
for the first time. The trees were in leaf,
the violets in bloom, and all nature was
rushing forth to meet summer. As we
were to go before sunrise of the next day,
I was sent early to bed so as to be ready
for the morning walk to Long Lake creek,
the favorite trout stream of the neighbor-
hood. How long it took me to go to sleep
that evening ! When finally I did, I
dreamed all night of the trout I was to
catch on the morrow.
I was a small, freckle-faced lad, full of
hope and wonder. I wore an old straw
hat, well ventilated, a calico shirt, a
pair of homemade trousers, and went
barefooted. To wear shoes and stockings
during the warm weather was the surest
and quickest way for a boy to lose his so-
cial standing among the other boys. With
this apparel it took me about as long to
dress as it did to repeat twice 2.
The tackle I possessed would make a boy
of today smile. Jointed rods, automatic
reels, landing nets, and gorgeous flies of
many kinds and colors were unknown to a
boy of my time. My tackle was simple
and strong ; everything was homemade ex-
cept the hook and line. My rod was a
peeled ironwood pole, cut from the forest ;
the line, of white cotton, was little less
than a rope in size ; and the hook was a
large black one, baited either with a wrig-
gling angleworm, a minnow, or sometimes
a frog's leg.
The grass was heavy with dew and the
Eastern sky was reddening when my uncle
and I walked over the meadow and pas-
ture lands and the rolling, sandy road
which led to Cooper lake. This lake cov-
ered a few hundred acres, its greatest
width measuring about half a mile; and
on its surface arose a small island dotted
with clumps of trees and bushes. The
banks of the lake were almost encircled by
a forest. We crossed the lake in an old,
flat bottomed boat and the creaking of its
long, clumsy oars echoed and re-echoed
weirdly through the surrounding forests.
When we came to Long Lake creek, which
discharged its pure, clear, cool waters into
Cooper lake, we met an irritating difficulty.
As the creek's banks were covered with an
almost impenetrable thicket, it was impos-
sible for us to land without dragging our
boat up the stream until we came to a
clearing. In working our way through the
network of bushes and vines we were often
struck in the face and eyes. I never be-
fore had seen my uncle impatient, and I
am fearful he used language foreign to his
customary speech and improper for a boy
to hear. Finally, however, we came to a
clearing, in which we left the boat.
From the clearing to the falls of Long
Lake creek was about 2 miles. Above the
falls the stream was sluggish, but below
them it wound through a beautiful forest,
and the music of the sparkling waters
dancing over the boulders was a delight
to hear. In this part of the stream were
the favorite haunts of the trout.
Along the banks great trees grew and
beneath them the water had washed out
deep recesses or pools. In those dark, deep
pools my uncle said the trout were. He
told me to fish in every deep hole, beneath
every log, beside the large boulders, and in
all places which looked favorable as a trout
retreat. He even kindled my imagination
by telling me if I fished carefully and made
no noise I might catch a large, cunning old
fellow, who lived a solitary life, although
I ought to be content if I caught the small-
er fry.
For reasons then unknown to me, my
uncle fished up the stream instead of be-
ginning at the falls and fishing down. He
told me to follow him a distance up the
brook and to watch his method of fishing.
I followed, watched, and made as little
noise as possible, although I occasionally
fell among the bushes or sent something
splashing into the water. It seemed to me
that he had a trout dangling from his line
at almost every cast, and when I left him
to try my luck, he was stepping from stone
to stone and swinging his rod in the air.
When my uncle was out of sight I tried
my hand at casting, but I made a woful
failure of it I could not skim the bait
over the water and my hook was always
catching on the shrubs and bushes or into
my pantaloons. Not a nibble, much less a
strike, did I receive through my efforts.
Determined not to give up without further
trials, I wandered up and down the creek,
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dropping my bait wherever I thought there
was a possibility of landing a trout. I had
no success. I felt that trout fishing was a
sweet delusion, and, tired, discouraged and
heavy hearted, I was tempted to give up in
despair. I should have done so had I not
been fearful that my uncle would never
again take me with him. Therefore I kept
on fishing.
I must have strolled for hours from one
part of the brook to another before I came
to a huge elm tree beneath whose twisted
roots there was a deep, black pool. I
noiselessly crept up behind the elm and
dropped my hook into the pool. Instantly
there was a tug at my line. How excited
I was! What a thrill of joy passed over
me! I jerked my line from the water as
hard as I could, expecting to have a trout
as large as a sucker on my hook. I fell
backward, my pole flew into the air, and
my hook caught among the overhanging
branches of the elm. There was no trout.
My hook must have caught on a root of
the tree. I sadly scrambled up and disen-
tangled my line from the elm's branches.
Then I re-baited my hook and again
dropped it into the pool. Again there was
a jerk at my line. Ah, it was not a root
that time, for I saw the gleaming sides of
a trout as he darted away beneath the tree.
How he pulled ! I yanked my line from
the water and sent him flying from my
hook into the air. He landed on the sand
several yards from me, and near the banks
of the brook, which was, at that spot, shal-
low and narrow. I instantly dropped my
pole and ran for him, splashing through
the water, and when near him I fell on
him, just as he was about to flop into the
brook.
I tenderly took up my trout and exam-
ined him. What a beauty ! He was as
delicately marked as a piece of rare china.
He was considerably over a foot long, I
felt sure, and must have weighed over a
pound.
I cut a forked branch from a tree and
strung my trout on it. Hearing a noise
behind me, I looked around and there,
watching me, stood my uncle with a large
string of trout.
"Well! Well!" he exclaimed. "Where
did you catch him? Why, he's bigger than
any I've caught today !"
I told him. I was bursting with pride.
"It beats me what luck these youngsters
have," he muttered as we wended our way
down the stream toward our boat.
My weariness was gone, and I was one
of the happiest boys in the world, for I
had caught the biggest trout of the season.
THE SEAGULL.
EDITH M. CHURCH.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY A. N. FLINN
CURIOSITY NEARLY SATISFIED.
Winner of the 25th Prize in Recreation's 7th
Annual Photo Competition.
Skimming the wave with pinions free,
Sailing far out o'er the restless sea ;
Soaring up to the bending sky,
Courting the cloudlets drifting by ;
Then down again till your snowy breast
Kisses the foam from the green wave's
crest ;
Fearless and free you onward go,
Scorning the dangers that lurk below ;
With nothing to guide your onward flight,
Yet swift and sure you go through the
night.
And I, far out on life's great sea
Would guide my bark as fearless and free
Through wind and wave, nor turned aside
By gathering storm or treacherous tide.
Trusting the Power that marks your
course
On the trackless sea, with compelling force
Will guide me through the storm and
night,
'Till I see through the mists the harbor
light.
SLATY BACK GULL. LARUS SCHISTISAGUS.
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A STUDY OF FEATHERS.
MARY M. CALDWELL.
I spent 2 years in the far Wes L . My
home was not 20 miles from Seattle and
near Lake Washington. My husband and
brother had been quail hunters in Ken-
tucky, so they were not long in discovering
many ducks in the lake and grouse in the
great forests back of us. There was large
game, too. Bear had twice been seen near
our house, but in that kind of game I was
not interested, except to keep as far from
it as possible, I did become much inter-
turned from a day's sport I had a double
interest in seeing the game bags emptied ;
that of a good dinner and adding new
specimens to my collection of feathers.
I came in possession of a quantity of
rare feathers in an unexpected way. There
came to our house one day a man who had
lived and hunted in that country many
years. I mentioned my collection of feath-
ers, and he told me he had saved a great
many to use for making artificial flies for
'£
PINTAIL DUCK FEATHERS.
ested in the birds, not as an ornitholo-
gist nor for the adorning of bonnets, but
because the birds were beautiful. I treas-
ured the feathers as I did the rare mosses
of that country. When the hunters re-
trout fishing. He brought them to me,
beautifully arranged, each variety tied up
separately and wrapped in paper. They
completed my collection and thereafter I
took less interest in the game bag.
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W Y DE FISH DON' BITE.
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I have never seen such beautiful mosses
as those of the Northwest. 'Hie ground
moss I pressed in the usual way, but the
tree moss T treated as seaweed, letting it
stand in water over night, then floating it
on paper. This tree moss is not espe-
cially attractive during the dry season, but
when the rain comes, it hangs from the
trees like the Southern moss. Being a
lovely green it is, however, far more beau-
tiful.
The mosses and rare feathers, mounted
on water color paper and looking like
paintings, made Western souvenirs for
many friends across the Rockies.
W'Y DE FISH DON' BITE.
EDWARD BONNEL.
It's mighty ha'd ter splane w'y de fish
don' bite
Wen dis niggah's ben a-nshin' wif 's tackle
jes' right;
Wen er ripple's on de watah an de win s
Sou' West,
En he done know how to kotch 'em erlong
wif de best.
Sing O ! Miss Mandy.
Ef hit ain't in de rod, er de reel, er de line,
Case de boat's too big, er de hook's too fine ;
Er de sinker's too hebby, er 'e didn't brung
er net,
Den de po' ole man ain't learned how yet.
Watch out, mah chillun.
Praps de win's cuttin' capahs, er de sun's
too bright,
Er dis po' tired niggah's played craps all
night.
P'raps dey's lonesome en quit bitin' case 'e
kim so late.
Er dey mos' all wanted er different kin' o'
bait.
Oh! don' git weary.
I's cast de Colonel Fuller wif de Par-
machene Belle,
En den de Royal Coachman wif Jenny Lind
as well ;
But dey wouldn't tak' de las' nor rise to de
fust,
En de possum up de 'simmon tree laugh
till he bust.
I's comin' home, Dinah.
I's happy wif mah wum can w'en I think it's
gwine ter rain,
En ef de sun comes out w'y I 'low I cain't
complain ;
But I loves ter heah de catfish sizzling in
de skillet,
An' O bless mah soul ! I sholy hopes ter
fill it.
But w'en it ain't in de weathah, ner yet in
de bait,
En hit ain't case I started jes' a leetle too
late ;
Den I knows hit's de rabbit's fut am sholy
ter blame,
Case I done clean fergit um en I's sorry I
came.
Good by, mah honey.
Mrs. Noorich — Isn't it grand to ride in
your own carriage?
Mr. Noorich — Yes, but I'd enjoy it more
if I could stand on the sidewalk and see
myself ride by. — Brooklyn Life
AMATEUR PHOTO BY ERW!N R. LOGAN.
THE FOILED REPOISTE.
One of the 31st Prize Winners in Recreation's 7th Annual Photo Competition.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY ERWIN R. LOGAN
A NARROW MARGIN.
One of the 31st Prize Winners in Recreation's 7th Annual Photo Competition.
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AMATEUR PHOTO BY ERWIN R. LOGAN.
A GRAND STAND PARRY.
One of the 31st Prize Winners in Recreation's 7th Annual Photo Competition.
WHAT WOULDN'T I GIVE.
A. N. KILGORE.
What wouldn't I give
T' jes' go back whar I used t' live,
An' be a little tad agin,
With a freckle face an' a foolish grin,
A stubby_nose an' a stone-bruised heel,
An' a thatch th' color o' Indian meal ;
Black an' blue spots on each leg,
An' go by th' name o' "Turkey-Egg";
T' range aroun' from break o' day
Till Natur' put th' sun away;
T' loaf thar by th' swimmin' hole
With that ole bent pin an' alder pole ;
T' hear th' bummin' o' th' bees,
An th' wind astirrin' th' wilier trees ;
T' know th' birds an' fish an' toads
Like I knowed th' stumps in th' ole wood
roads ;
T' live jest like I used to do
In barefoot joy th' summer through ;
T' see th' world with childish eyes,
When all was truth an' none was lies;
An' life was jes' as oweet a song
As th' one th' woodthrush sings at dawn.
Ef I could do jes' that agin,
I b'lieve I'd give mos' anythin'.
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THE J AC AN A.
L. P. GRAY.
One of nature's best examples of adap-
tation of bird life to its surroundings is
seen in the Jacana family. In this, as in
many other species, the appearance is, in a
measure, an index to the habits of the
bird. The food of the Jacana consists of
aquatic insects and vegetable matter which
it obtains by walking on the lily pads and
other large-leaved aquatic plants. The pe-
tailed Jacana is found. The Mexican Ja-
cana (Parra gymno stoma) inhabit Cen-
tral America and Mexico, also just enter-
ing the United States on the borders of
Texas. The common Jacana (Jacana spin-
osa) is a native of Southern America.
This bird is well armed with that curious
spur or claw on the wing which naturalists
tell us "is developed at the radial side
MEXICAN JACANA.
culiar shape and size of the feet make this
possible. The body of the bird is rather
small and is supported on slender, stilt-like
legs with immensely elongated feet, fur-
nished with straight nails. The wire-like
toes distribute the weight on a sufficient-
ly large surface to support the bird on
thin, soft leaves. The Jacanas form a
small family of tropical birds which are
closely allied to the plover. Several species
inhabit tropical America. Another genus
is Indo-African in its distribution ; an-
other Malayan, while in India and the
countries to the East, including the Phil-
ippine Islands and Formosa, the pheasant-
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of the first metacarpal." This is used as
a weapon by these birds of quarrelsome
disposition. In some other species the
spur is small and blunt, but an extraordi-
nary development of the wing bone com-
pensates for a real spur, as a severe down-
ward blow can be dealt by this substitute.
The common Jacana is a good swimmer
and is shy and difficult to kill. They are
generally seen singly, but in the morning
and evening feed in flocks. When flying
the long legs are thrown out horizontal-
ly, after the manner of the heron. From
a curious habit of stretching up the wings
until they meet over the back it would
POUNDING THE WRONG COON.
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seem that the Jacana is vain, and par-
donably so, of his beautiful black-tipped
greenish yellow wing feathers. The head
and neck are black with a green gloss,
the body and wing coverts a deep chestnut.
A set of 4 eggs of this species are described
as being of "a rounded oval shape, having
a ground color of bright drab and marbled
over the entire surface with an interesting
network of black lines. The markings
curve and wind in various ways, always
in rounded, never in angular, turns, and
the eggs present a peculiar, unmistakable
and characteristic appearance."
Unlike the typical short-tailed Ameri-
can bird, the pretty Chinese Jacana (Hy-
dro phasianus) , or water pheasant, is a
peculiar looking bird, having long, grace-
ful tail feathers, carried like those of a
pheasant. During the rainy season this
Jacana builds a crude, flat nest in flooded
districts where the lotus abounds, weav-
ing grass and weeds in with some grow-
ing aquatic plant to retain it buoyant on
the surface. The eggs are olive brown
and the number 6 or y. The notes of this
bird are heard day and night, and so close-
ly resembles the mewing of a kitten as to
earn the title of Meewa from the natives.
The flesh of this Jacana is excellent, and
consequently it is in demand among
sportsmen.
POUNDING THE WRONG COON.
W. H. NELSON.
One evening in the 50's I spent a night
with a school chum, and to get as much
out of the evening as possible we decided
on a coon hunt. My chum, John Mc-
Gonigle, had a hound, Bounce, possessing
a voice which made him famous in that
region. It could be heard in South
America.
A walk of half a mile across fields and
woods took us to a wide cornfield, newly
gathered. Across this flowed several small
streams, whose banks were lined with
briers and small trees.
Up one of these trees, a young ash,
Bounce treed a coon, a whopper, as it
proved. John generously delegated to me
the honor (?) of shaking the game out,
which I proceeded with much reluctance
to do.
It took a good many swings to loosen the
coon's grip on the top limb. I was almost
directly beneath him, and fully expected
him to drop on me, a fear which came peri-
lously near being realized, for when he let
go above, his claws scraped my back as he
dropped. In my fright I almost followed
him.
Once on the ground Bounce sprang
nobly to work, and for a time there was
such a tangle of snarls, squeals, yelps, and
howls, such a bedlam of dog and coon,
that I dared not come down lest I bhould
alight on preempted territory.
The coon was too many for Bounce and
after several rounds, we concluded to go
to the aid of our ally.
But we had no gun, no ax, no club.
Cutting, with much effort, a tough boi gh
from the ash, keeping all the while my
weather ear open for sounds of a renewal
of the conflict, I came, at last, into the
arena with a heavy, green club, hard to han-
dle, but meant to carry death to the coon,
if I could hit him.
It was a hazy, starlit night, and objects
on the ground were mighty dim. Peep-
ing carefully, and poking with my long
club, I found the coon and proceeded to
wallup him unmercifully, while Bounce,
panting and resting, looked on.
Pounding away till I was sure I had
broken every bone in the coon's body,
and my own wind completely, [ stepped
aside to take breath. Just at that moment
Bounce sprang on the coon in a different
direction from the point of my battle, and
a fresh and furious fight took place.
This time I watched and the moment
Bounce retired, which he soon did, I
struck, and fortunately hit the enemy on
the head. The blow would have felled an
ox, and Zip went down. For some time I
continued to rain blow after blow on my
unconscious victim and only quit when he
was pulp. The object I had beaten so
furiously before proved to be a tussock of
sod.
Next morning we skinned our game. He
weighed 19 pounds, and John Martin im-
mediately told of one of his coons which
weighed 25 pounds. We would have been
glad to lead the record, but not by lying.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY PERRY ARCHIBALD.
A HARD ONE TO LAND.
One of the 32c! Prize Winners in Recreation' s 7th Annual Photo Competition.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY PERRY ARCHIBALD.
MUSCOVY DUCK ON NEST.
One of the 32c! Prize Winners in Recreation' s 7th Annual Photo Competition.
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MONTANA REMINISCENCES.
J. A. DUFFY.
In the summer of 1894 I was invited by-
Mr. Robert Swaim, the well known land-
scape painter, of Helena, to accompany him
on a sketching and hunting trip into the
hills in the Northern part of Deer Lodge
county. We left Helena earlv in August
and went to Avon, thence North into
Washington gulch, intending to stay there
about a month and then cross the hills into
Jefferson and McLellan gulches.
Washington gulch is famous in the early
history of Montana, because, with Alder
and Last Chance, its name conjures up to
the mind of the Westerner visions of un-
told wealth ; but few traces of its former
glory are left. Great banks of tailings and
deep excavations tell of industry and sacks
of gold dust ; but these banks, together
with the old deserted towns, are all that
connect the gulch with the past.
The town stands as it did in the early
6o's except that there are no inhabitants.
The dance hall is still there but there are
no dancers. Yet the American flag, which,
perhaps, was hoisted during the Civil War,
has never been furled.. Its tattered folds
still cling to the flag staff, but its colors
are no longer visible. When the surround-
ing cabins shall have given way to the ele-
ments the town of Washington will have
passed into history.
We went up the gulch about 2 miles
and pitched our tent on the banks of a
picturesque little stream. One evening I
told Mr. Swaim that instead of accompany-
ing him on his sketching trip I would go
out prospecting. The following day, armed
with a gold pan, a pick and a shovel I set
out toward Jefferson gulch, about 2 miles
from the camp. There I dug a hole
about 10 feet deep and reached bed rock.
The colors were not numerous, but I was
well compensated for my labor because to
the result of that day's work I owe my life.
A band of cattle which roamed over the
valley had become so wild that the sight
of a man in the distance would frighten
them into running. I saw them on many
occasions and every time they fled promis-
cuously. On that particular evening they
lay behind a knoll along which I must
pass on my way home. In the absence of
city entertainment might I not have some
amusement, even if it were of the school-
boy order? I would steal around on the
other side of the knoll and beat the pan,
like an Indian, The cattle, of course,
would shake the plain in their efforts to
get away.- Theory and practice sometimes
telescope each other and in this case the
collision was unusually severe. Every head
in the band jumped up and snorted. Then
they started, but I was the magnet toward
which they were drawn. I confess I was
rather &fraid and, taken as I was by sur-
prise, I stood there as speechless as a
Montana Senator. I looked around for
some object to which I might flee. The
bare broad valley of Nevada creek lay be-
fore me.
Even the trees on the blue grey foot
hills looked more dim and distant than
usual. In a moment I was reminded of
the prospect hole and toward that I fled,
with a band of infuriated cattle behind me.
Even a<: a bank cashier skedaddles to Can-
ada so did I flee from my pursuers. To
say I reached the bottom of the hole on
schedule time would be equivalent to say-
ing I was gored to death. In the matter of
pace making I established a precedent.
Having disappeared so suddenly the cattle
seemed to forget where they were at and
but for a little occasional bellowing, as if
in play, I heard no more of them. When
they had wandered into a ravine which led
to the foothills I ventured to the camp in
safety.
The next few weeks were uneventful ;
given chiefly to sketching and shooting
coyotes, which are active in that part of
the State. These animals are a nuisance
to camp life. There is nothing they will
not eat, from case eggs up to an axe
handle. I have never heard of one's gnaw-
ing the inscription off a tombstone, but to
a coyote nothing is so sacred it is not
palatable. They are, though so familiar,
a wary target to shoot at.
One night I sat up later than usual and
as it was warm I took up a position out-
side the tent. When my companion retired
he put out the light of the candle so every-
thing was in darkness. It was a beautiful
night. The light of the full moon was
beginning to break through a depression
in the hills at the head of the gulch, throw-
ing a golden flood over everything. The
stately pines whispered back soft words of
greeting and the little brook seemed to
chatter more pleasantly. While thus in a
sentimental mood listening to the mysteri-
ous noises of nature, I was suddenly
startled by the howl of a sweet voiced
coyote. I waited for another, in order to
locate my game and was agreeably sur-
prised to find him sitting on a pile of castel-
lated rocks, sharply silhouetted against the
moon. Whistler would have called it an
arrangement in black and gold, but to me
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RECREATION.
it suggested nothing so vividly as a splen-
did opportunity for a cowardly hunter.
Stealing into the tent I picked up Swaim's
old Springfield rifle, which, by the way,
was a relic of the Nez Perces war, and,
resting it on a nail in the tent pole, took
deliberate aim at the arrangement and
fired. The landscape painter from Helena,
ruthlessly divorced from his dreams,
jumped up in bed, discharging questions
at me about the color of their war
paint and the particular tribe to which
they belonged. I told him what had oc-
curred and started out to throw the carcass
over the cliff as otherwise it would
make living intolerable. I confess I was
rather chagrined when I reached the spot
to see the coyote cantering listlessly into
the night, while the moon still climbed the
crystal walls of heaven.
Some time afterward snow began to fall
in the hills at the head of the gulch and I
embraced the opportunity it afforded to
go deer hunting. Deer are quite numerous
in that part of Deer Lodge county, not-
withstanding the frequent raids which are
made on them by the Indians and some
unscrupulous white settlers. One morning,
feeling unusually bloodthirsty, I started up
the hillside toward McLellan gulch. When
I reached the hill top, which looks down
en the gulch, I sat down on a log to rest
and enjoy the wealth of scenery unveiled
by my new position. Deer trails were
numerous and I took a fiendish delight in
the thought of how the full moon, looking
down on the result of my marauding,
would grow pale as he deplored the sudden
decline of the deer industry in Montana.
While thus engaged I was startled by the
cracking of some underbrush which lay
on the edge of a clump of quaking asp,
directly behind me. I turned around sharp-
ly in an effort to stare a mountain lion
out of countenance. I felt rather un-
comfortable and restless. I like sociability
but reserve the privilege of selecting my
acquaintances. After the correct imitation
of Spanish gunnery I had given some time
before I was loath to throw down the
gauntlet to so formidable an animal. Yet
it would be unsportsmanlike to run away,,
I reasoned with myself, however, that since
I started out to hunt deer I must confine
myself to that species ; that if a mountain
lion intruded on my privacy it showed his
bad taste and that I was not to blame.
This argument was so convincing I lost no
time in disengaging myself from that cou-
gar. Under such circumstances it is a gross
breach of discipline to look back over
one's shoulder, but I allowed myself that
privilege and was rather pleased to find
the cougar going in the opposite direction,
with much enthusiasm, and that we were
separated by about 500 yards of excellent
Montana scenery.
About the middle of November, the snow
having become too deep for us to do anv-
thing with comfort, we returned to Helena.
A REPROACH TO WISCONSIN.
Here is a reproduction of a photograph
of one Decatur Walker, of Lake Geneva,
Wis., who poses as one of the "great fish-
ermen" of that village. He is evidently
proud of the slaughter or he would not
have been photographed. WaiKer parades
the dog in the picture as if he might have
been an accomplice, but the latter seems
to have more sense than his master, for he
looks away from the camera, and is evi-
dently ashamed of the butchery perpetrat-
ed by his boss.
Walker's number in the pen is 877. —
Editor.
"I don't think much of this museum,"
said Jinks. "They ain't got no skull of
Napoleon Bonaparte, and the one I was in,
up to New York, has 2." — Baltimore Amer-
ican.
DECATUR WALKER, LAKE GENEVA, WIS.
She — You say you are devoted to art.
W r hat is the particular art that you love
best ?
He — Thou art. — Kansas City Times.
THE FLORIDA KID.
CHARLEY APOPKA.
XL
It seemed like ter me soon's I got ter
sleep, pa shook me, an' sez, "Git up, son;
git up an' help git breakfast."
It was cold as the dickens an' I shore
hated ter crawl outen them warm blankets.
I hopped out an' jumped inter my clothes,
an' holp pa bake the biscuit an' fry the
steaks, an' Mr. Sam tied up old Ring, an'
put* 14 catridges in 'is Winchester. We et
a snack, an' put a plenty fer our dinner in
our bags, an' lit out jest as it was a gittin'
light in the East,.
We went straight ter where we cleaned
my deer, an' there was sign a plenty in the
wet sand in the bottom of the ditch. Look
like all kinds of varmints had been there;
but Mr. Sam showed old Ring the painter
sign, an' he bristled up mighty fierce an'
sorter whined. Mr. Sam mutched 'im a
little, an' he switched 'is tail, an' took off
through the woods to'rds camp. He went
within a quarter of it, an' then circled
to'rds the big hammock, an' led into the
thickest part of it. Old Ring begun ter
git sorter excited when we come to a
mighty thick place, where some big trees
had fell down, an' we thought maybe the
varmint was in there, but he'd hearn us
a comin' an had lit out, an' old Ring kep'
on through, an' out inter the open woods
again. It was sun up by then an' I was
glad of it, fer it was cold as the mischief.
We run through a big bunch of turkeys,
but we never shot 'em, fer we weren't after
nothin' but painter that day. We kep' a
goin an kep' a goin' an run plum out of
the country where we'd been huntin' be-
fore. Pa said,
"If he keeps a goin this way we'll have
ter quit 'im,. We're ever bit of 10 miles
from camp," but the trail begun ter circle
'round, an' directly we was goin' to : rds
camp again. We jumped 11 deer, an' 3
bunches of turkeys, an' no tellin' how many
poterges an squirrels. Pa said it 'ud be a
good place fer us to come nex' day to git
our meat ter carry home.
Well, sir, that blame varmint come clean
back an' went inter the big cypress swamp,
a half mile from camp. Mr. Sam said the
painter was a gittin' tired, an' I know I
was. We entered the swamp erbout half
after 2 o'clock. It was dry 'ceptin' in
holes, but it was mighty bad travelin', 'cas-
ion of the cussed bamboo briers an' vines.
Old Ring got way ahead of us, an' we didn't
know which way ter go, so we stopped ter
rest a minit, an' direckly we hearn 'im
bay, way off in the swamp.
"He's treed, by grannies; he's treed," we
all hollered, an' dashed on fast's we could
go, fer we had ter be outen there by dark,
an' I woulden fool yer.. We had got nearly
to 'em when old Ring breaks out a yelpin'
like he was runnin' somethin' an went a
quarter further before he treed again.
"Dad burn it all," sez Mr. Sam, "he
jumped out an' run when he seen us a
comin'."
Pa said him an' me 'ud circle round, an'
come up on the far side of the varmint,
an' fer Mr. Sam ter wait till he hollered,
and then we'd close up on the gentleman.
It took pa 'n me a right smart while ter git
around fer the swamp was so thick some-
times we had ter crawl under the briers
ter keep from havin' our close tore offen
us. There was lots of cat squirrels, the
gentlest I ever seen. I don't reckon they
ever seen a human before. When we was
ready pa hollered, an' Mr. Sam 'sponded,
an' we moved up to'rds old Ring. When
we was in 50 yards of the dog Mr. Sam
hollers an' sez :
"I kin see the ole scounle, an gentlemen
he's a whopper."
We moved to'rds 'im mighty keerful, an'
then we seen ole Ring a prancin' about
under a big cypress that had fell an lodged
in some other trees, an' up in the limbs
was the ole varmint, an' he looked like the
daddy of all cats. Ever 'casionally he'd
growl, like thunder way off. Pa told Mr.
Sam ter draw a bead on the burr of 'is
ear, an' he'd keep his gun ter use on 'im
after he hit the ground. Mr. Sam took
a rest on a tree, an' when the rifle crecked
the painter give a yowl an' jumped right
toward us, an' come a crashin' through
the vines 'ithin 20 feet of where we was a
standin'. Jest as he hit the ground, pa give
'im both bar'ls, full in the face, an' sich a
tearin' up of briers I never seen before,
an' 'is growlin' was fright'nin' to hear. We
stepped back of a cypress, out of 'is way,
an' direckly he crawled up on a big log
out of the briers. His head was all blood
an' he acted like he was blinded. "Give it
to 'im in the neck, son, an' stop 'is sufferin,"
pa said, an' I took a good aim an let 'im
have it jest back of 'is head, an' that settled
'im.. He rolled offen the log an' kicked a
time er 2 an died.
Mr. Sam had been a holdin' old Ring
back ter keep 'im from gittin' tore up, an'
when the painter was dead he turned 'im
loose, an such another proud dog I never
seen. He'd smell of the varmint an' growl
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an' look at us an' switch 'is tail like he was
the king of dogs. The old painter was
shore a bad lookin' critter an' I woulden
fool yer. Mr. Sam's bullet had gone too
high an' cut a hole in one ear, an' gashed
'im acrost the scalp. Pa had shot out both
eyes an' riddled 'is breast, an' my shot tore
'is neck all up an' he was about as deal as
they ginnally git, an' I was mighty glad
of it, fer 'is tushes an' claws war terrible.
Pa sez,
"Boys, we've got ter hustle, if we git that
hide off, fer we've got ter be out of the
swamp by night," an' we all 3 went ter
work on it, an' had the hide off direckly.
We made our way out quick's we could,
but it was plum dark by the time we got
clear of the swamp. Pa fired his gun an'
hollered, an' in a minit we hearn Uncle
Dick's gun go twice, an' direckly he had a
big fire a goin' to guide us back ter camp.
We was shore the tired humans when we
got there, an' hungry, gee whitiker ! Well
I reckon. Uncle Dick had the finest mess
of steaks an' pertaters, an' biscuits, an'
gravy cooked up I ever tasted, an he had a
chunk of the back straps with the kidneys
on it, baked in the skillet, an' talk about
yore eatin' ! But we shore done some of
it that night.
After supper we stretched out the painter
hide, an' it was 3 times the length of pa's
ramrod, which is jest 3 foot long, lackin'
an inch. We laid around the fire an' made
plots fer nex' day. Pa said there'd be a
frost in the mornin' an if we could kill 4
or 5 deer, we'd pull out fer home the; day
after. I didn't mind goin' home so bad
now I'd killed me a deer, fer the sooner we
got there the quicker I'd git my rifle. The
last thing I hearn that night was 2 foxes a
barkin' clost ter camp,
A DAY OFF.
EMMA G. CURTIS.
There's a big covered wagon drawn up at They will camp where bright waters have
the gate,
There's crowding and hurrying, none must
be late;
It is seven already, there's no time to wait,
The toilers will take a day off.
It is hot in the hamlet and dull on the
farm,
The toilers are weary, of brain and of arm,
They seek now the mountain's or forest's
wild charm,
murmuring sweep,
Where shadows lie heavy, where light-
daggers leap,
Where children may frolic and wade ankle
deep,
And revel in pleasure's glad quest.
The lunch will be spread under wide
branching trees,
The diners will bare fevered heads to the
breeze;
,, T1 ' , ' A . .„ , ~ And tired out women will gossip at ease,
Where care s heavy crown they will doff. And work _ weary hands will nnd reSt .
weary
Then after the day and its glories are
done,
Well wearied, well rested, and happy each
one,
The wagon will homeward at setting of
sun,
Discharging its freight at the door.
No fashion : cramped picnic is moving, I In the stillness of midnight the toilers will
ween, dream
A cluster of neighbors seek some quiet Of echoing bird song and soft flowing
scene stream.
Where worries invade not, where Nature Will wake with new courage at morning's
is queen, first beam,
Where healing and rest they may woo. And welcome life's burdens once more.
There's a big. covered hamper stored some-
where inside
With loaves of white bread and with
chickens brown fried,
With pies where red cherries and raspber-
ries hide,
With pickles and jumble cakes, too.
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f heman who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman.
TIGER.
Old Tiger has gone over the range ; gone
to meet Dell, who quit her saddle when
the soap weed bloomed last year.
As Tiger has so often, in the past 10
years, crossed the trail before the readers
of Recreation, I believe you will be in-
terested in this, his last great journey.
Not that I would try to tell the many in-
cidents in his eventful career. Their re-
cital would fill Recreation from cover to
cover. Neither do I say "he is dead;" for
he passed on so peacefully it hardly seemed
like death, but just the going from one
good hunting ground to a better one.
During the past few months we could
see that his 12 years of active life, and
the swift pace he had set during his hunt-
ing and trapping seasons, were telling on
him. Twice within the past 2 months he
received loud calls from beyond the big
mountains ; but each time we coaxed him
back; and each time took a little better
care of him. We gave him a good bed in
the house, when he wished it, and the only
password, day or night, was a whine at
the door, which was always answered.
When the nights were cold, or the fire
burned low, we covered him with his old
Navajo blanket. Few children have better
care than old Tiger had in his last days,
and as spring came he seemed quite
his old self again ; but early one beautiful
May morning when the old cottonwoods
down by the river were feeling proud over
their first tiny leaves ; when great bunches
of cactus up Wildcat gulch were getting
ready to put on pink ; when the graceful
quaking aspens, higher up the mountain
were swelling little bits of green, we found
him under the trees at home.
No indication of pain, or sign of strug-
gle could be seen; just the good Lord, not
the uncertain God of doubtful justice that
theology teaches, but nature's real God of
everlasting love, had blazed the trail for
him to the land beyond the mortal thought
The dream that we call mortal life had
changed for him into the reality that is
eternal.
I sent word to my partner, one of Ti-
ger's best friends, who had camped for
•weeks at a time with only Tige for com-
pany. He came, without waiting for his
breakfast.
"We'll bury him," I said, "out by the
old trapping grounds. Will you order a
carriage? Get Tim Roan if you can, for he
is a real Westerner."
At 9 o'clock my partner came, with Tim
and his carriage. My business engagement
with the St. Louis man for 8.30 was
broken. Over the telephone came word
that the committee would meet at 9.30.
"Tell them I can't be there. We're go-
ing to bury Tiger," 1 said.
"But we have got the committee to-
gether from the ends of the earth, almost.
Can't—"
"Tell them I shall not be there, They
will have to wait," went back over the
wire.
Partner also had important business on
hand : a big mining deal.
"Can you spare the time?" I asked.
"They can do something else till I get
back," he replied.
So we started. It is a long way to the
old trapping grounds with a carriage, for
civilization, that messenger cf doubtful
good, has made vast strides about Canon
City in the past few years, and we had
many fences to go around before reaching
our destination. On a little bluff high
above the danger line from floods we dug a
grave. Pine boughs, laid like a camp
bed, covered the bottom. Over them Dell's
best blanket was spread, and to make it
still softer, Tige's old Navajo; and with a
copy of Recreation containing a story of
"Old Mose," a bunch of lilacs from the
lawn where Tiger liked best to sleep, .and
a cutting of rose buds from the choicest
bush, we laid him to rest, close by his old
hunting grounds. A bunch of cattle, on
the hillside above, stopped grazing and
looked down in silent approval. Off to the
North loomed the wonderful Beaver moun-
tains, Tiger's first camping grounds ; this
side of them old Cooper, Felch creek and
Lawrence canyon ; he has hunted there ; to
the West the Tallahassee country, Bur-
rows mountain, and the dear old Stirrup
ranch ; he knows them all. To the South
lie Virden mountain, Copper gulch and
Grape creek ; he has been there, too, and
in many other places far beyond ; to the
East, his old home, and an empty kennel.
We miss the whine in the early morning,
and the trot of tired feet through the day.
We miss the quiet doze of an evening, on
his blanket in the corner, or curled up, as
he liked best, on the big Navajo at the head
of my bed. It would be selfish indeed to
wish him back and I like to think of him
as he is, in a country beautiful beyond
description, chasing coyotes, but not to kill.
I can see the spikes on his old hunting
collar, but they are turned to gold, and
his brindle coat is creamy white. He is
getting ready for a big camping trip and I
wonder if I shall ever meet him, away over
that wonderful trail far above timber line.
Who can tell? N. H. Beecher,
Canon City, Colo.
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THE PRESERVATION OF GAME.
STANLEY C. MORGAN.
[Extract from a paper read before the Boys'
Literary Society of the Waukesha, Wis., High
School. Master Morgan is but 15 years old. I
wish all boys felt as he does on this subject. —
Editor.]
There can scarcely be named a State or
Territory that has not good game laws on
its statute books; but laws that are not
enforced are of no avail. Strict game laws
must be enforced, or the remaining game
will, like the buffalo and the Indian, soon
disappear from our forests and our moun-
tains.
Fishing and hunting furnish the best
kinds of recreation and exhilarating ex-
ercise which benefit mind and body. If
we would have future generations enjoy
these sports and have these opportunities,
we must protect the game. It is not wrong
to take an animal's life for recreation. If it
is right to kill animals for food, it can not
be wrong to sacrifice them for a higher
purpose, as health of body and mind.
The true sportsman is a student and
lover of nature. He kills his game in the
most humane way; no snares, traps or
poison. He makes every effort to secure
wounded beast or bird. He does not hunt
in the breeding or nesting season, when
young creatures would starve on account
of the death of parents. He never takes
more game than he can use, but always
leaves some for the next man.
Game animals, game birds, song birds and
fishes are the life of the landscape. What
would the forests be without a deer, bear
or moose? What would the prairies, fields
and woodlands be without the game birds
and song birds? What would the lakes,
rivers and brooks be without a game fish?
It would be a most lamentable thing
from a scientific point of view if future
generations should have no opportunity for
studying large and small mammals.
The preservation of our song birds de-
pends largely on the protection of the game
birds; for as soon as the goose, duck, prai-
rie chicken, quail, etc., disappear, the robin,
meadow lark, thrush, blue bird, etc., will
become "game" and will soon follow. This
is so in Italy, where real game birds have
disappeared, and where the peasants kill
nightingales and skylarks by the thousands
as those birds migrate along the coast.
Sportsmen in general advocate the propa-
gation of game birds by the State and fed-
eral governments, with a view to preserv-
ing them. We have national and State fish
hatcheries; why not national and State
game bird hatcheries? There is more reason
for the artificial propagation of game than
of fishes, because nature has in various ways
provided for the protection of fishes more
liberally than she has for the protection of
game.
It may soon be necessary for farmers,
who have more at stake in the preservation
of game than all others, to form county or
township organizations, and charge every
hunter who comes into their territory a fee
for the privilege of hunting. Then there
would be an inducement for the farmers to
raise and protect game. This plan has been
adopted in Germany, and game there is as
plentiful as it was 400 years ago. No per-
son has any right to take game which is
the property of the people and make mer-
chandise of it for his own profit. The sell-
ing of game will accomplish its complete
extermination if not stopped, and it could
be stopped within a few months if all the
States would do their duty and enforce
their laws. It is a well known fact that in
all the more thickly settled States our game
birds are decreasing each year; in some sec-
tions, as much as 50 per cent.
At this rate it will be only a short time
before they will become extinct. This loss
would be enormous in its effects. Not only
to the sportsman and the interests he repre-
sents, but also to the farmer and those de-
pendent on agricultural products. The
number of insects which game birds de-
stroy is almost incredible. These insects
wage relentless war on crops and all kinds
of vegetation.
The material value of our game is enor-
mous and should be a strong factor in
preserving it. Many people are annually
attracted to this State by the good hunt-
ing and fishing. They leave many thou-
sands of dollars here. Maine expends $30,-
000 annually for fish and game protection
and propagation. Her people receive over
$200,000 from the visitors who annually go
there for fishing and hunting.
The real and effective protection of our
game must be built on the sympathetic
understanding that it was placed on earth
by a bountiful Creator to endure, and not to
be exterminated ; to delight the eye and
make this world a good and interesting
place for man to live in, as well as to fur-
nish him with a portion of his subsistence
and a means for healthful recreation.
WAS ACQUAINTED WITH MOSE.
I have read H. N. Beecher's "Life Story
of a Grizzly," in December, 1902, Recre-
ation and find the main points true, for I
hunted in Colorado from 1882 to 1896 and
I think I traveled farther after old Mose
than any man in that part of the Rockies.
Beecher credits me with killing old Mose's
father and brother, which I did.
I began hunting Mose in '86. The first
night I stopped at Hodges' ranch on Cot-
tonwood, 12 miles from where! killed the
King of the Rockies. I told Mr. Hodges
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I was after Mose and he said the old fel-
low was up there, but advised me to go
back. I did not know much of Mose at
that time, but wanted to get a look at
him, so I moved over to Waugh's, now
known as Stirrup ranch, and early the next
morning I started for Poncha mountain.
I had not gone far when I sighted the plain
trail of old Mose. He seemed to be walk-
ing leisurely along the gulch leading to
the top of the mountain. I followed cau-
tiously for half a mile and suddenly came
within ioo paces of him. He saw me at
the same time I saw him. There was a
cedar bush between us, and I stepped to
one side to get a good shot, but I stepped
on ice and fell. Mose was standing on
his hind feet, looking at me over his
shoulder, and before I could get up he had
got behind some spruce shrubs, out of sight
of me. That was the only time I ever had
the pleasure of looking at this monster of
the Rockies. I had no traps at that time,
but I hunted him 15 days, saw signs of him
every day, but never got sight of him again.
Then I went over on Poncha park, killed
a large buck antelope, and started for
Canon City, but stopped on lower Cotton-
wood and got a big cinnamon bear that had
just killed a 3 year old steer for Joe Hall.
Every week brought new reports of
Mose's scaring prospectors, killing cattle
and raising Cain generally ; so, for 5 years,
each season when his hide was supposed to
be in good shape, I, among others, loaded
up grub and bear traps and went after him.
Each year I found one or 2 carcasses of ani-
mals he had killed. He would lie around
and eat, only going for water; and he
would never return to the same spot after
he had finished devouring his prey.
In the fall of '95 Whort and I camped
above Stirrup ranch. One morning Whort
went up the gulch about a quarter of a
mile. All at once I heard what sounded
like the battle of Bull Run, and Whort
came down to camp looking as if he had
been in the run part of the fight. After
breakfast he showed me where he had stood
and shot at an old bear and 2 cubs. I
went over and found one fine fat cub he
had shot through the head. Next morning
we went up the mountain about a mile.
Suddenly 2 prospectors dashed into view,
running down the mountain at the rate of
about 20 miles an hour.
"Hi there !" shouted I, "what are you
running for?"
"Because we can't fly !" roared one.
They had seen Mose, and had given him
a chance to run; but he wouldn't.
One summer Joe Hall went up the moun-
tain for wild raspberries. He had picked a
big bucketful besides eating many more,
when Mose happened along and took after
him. Joe ran around a big log, with Mose
after him. Joe gave up his berries, bucket
and all, climbed a tree and yelled so loud
that for the first time on record Mose ran,
after the fight had commenced. It took 2
days for the color to come back into Joe's
face, and it is said he never wore the same
suit of clothes again.
The bear I killed was the one that killed
Jake Radcliff, and its weight was 1,213
pounds. Mose had larger tracks than the
supposed Mose senior, and I consider him
the shrewdest bear ever known in these
parts.
I like your stand on the game question.
I have killed game of all kinds, but never
wasted a pound of meat or killed an animal
for the skin.
J. J. Pike, Slagle, Mo.
MY BIGGEST KILLING.
In the fall of '69 my wife and I and her
brother and his wife moved from the Wil-
lamette to Eastern Oregon and settled in
a small village through which ran a moun-
tain stream emptying a few miles below
into the John Day, 90 miles above its
mouth.
The hostile Snake Indians had just been
driven out, while as yet there was but a
sprinkle of white settlers. It was a beauti-
ful country. Bench lands on which were
scattering junipers extended back from
the rivers 6 or 8 miles. Then came a spur
of the Blue mountains, 15 miles across,
covered with an open forest of pine, with
fir and tamarack in the gulches and on the
hillsides. Beyond this a plain, marked with
an occasional canyon, rolled North 60 miles
to the Columbia. There was bunch grass
everywhere, uncropped save by wild ani-
mals or Indian ponies.
This plain is now netted with barbed
wire fence and its surface is scarred into
unsightliness by the gang plow. In the
mountains and on the benches the bunch
grass that was cured like hay by the cloud-
less sun of summer, has been almost
stamped out of existence by bands of sheep,
horses and cattle. Stock men have fought,
bled and died over the division of the re-
maining mountain range. The great herdi
of deer that used to come from the moun-
tains to winter in the John Day country
have vanished like the bunch grass.
During the winter following our entrance
into this country, our little party became
meat hungry. Whitetail and mule deer were
numerous. With a small bore, rusty, muz-
zle loading rifle I had climbed the foot hills.
for the whitetail and had crept up behind
rocks and junipers for the mule deer, but
without success.
One morning as I shouldered my rifle
my sister-in-law, who was an invalid, ban-
teringly remarked that she would carry in
all the game I killed that day. A short dis-
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RECREATION.
tance from the house i came on a whitetail
standing on a steep hillside, some 30 yards
away. At the crack of the gun the deer
came rolling over almost to where I stood.
Regaining its feet, it seemed bewildered
a few moments. Then and there I was
struck with the buck ague. I shook like a
person with the every-other-day chills. I
spilled half the powder trying to pour it
into the gun. I could not find any patching,
so I tore out a piece of my shirt. I drove
the bullet home and threw down the ram-
rod. My hand trembled so I could scarce-
ly cap the tube. In the meantime the ani-
mal came to and bounded off. I went
home again without meat.
There were 2 hunters camped 15 miles
below, at the mouth of a small creek that
entered the John Day. To them I went,
riding one horse and leading a pack. The
next morning after my arrival, in com-
pany with one of the hunters and carrying
a heavy muzzle loader, borrowed from his
partner, I went out after meat. The reser-
vation Indians were making a drive toward
us; but we did not then know what made
game so plentiful. At short distances we
could see bands of deer on the rimrocks
that jutted out from the hill sides. When
any came within range our muzzle loaders
would speak.
My companion was a dead shot and a
brutal man. A cruel gleam would light his
eye (he had but one) when he saw his
victim fall, and he would spring upon and
stamp the helpless thing if it struggled
while he put the knife to its throat. No
matter how many he killed; I was not re-
sponsible for his actions, and besides I am
not writing his story.
I brought down 3 deer, and the next
morning loaded my pack for home. Don't
put me down as a game hog, for we dried
the 6 hams for summer use and were not
long in getting away with the corresponding
sides and shoulders.
E. O'Flyng, Salem, Oregon,
MONTANA ABOLISHES SPRING SHOOTING
I enclose newspaper clipping showing
what has been accomplished by our late
Legislature for the protection of our game.
You will be pleased to learn that turtle
doves are now protected at all times. There
are a few small bands of antelope near
here which have grown less wild since
they were put on the protected list. I can
see 15 any day within a mile or 2 of the
house, and last fall they watered in the
meadow within sight of the house, every
day or 2. While the new game law, which
closes the season for deer December 1, in-
stead of January 1, as heretofore, will be
of great benefit to the deer by shortening
the season and protecting them when the
snow is deep in some localities, yet in the
Little Snowy mountains, where I hunt, it
will not be an unmixed blessing, as we
often have no tracking snow until Decem-
ber, so that hunting will have to be done
on bare ground, which will allow many
wounded deer to get away.
I have been here 20 years, and although
in the sheep business myself, I speak with-
out prejudice when I say that, while the
mountains are heavily pastured by sheep
every summer, I see little diminution in the
number of deer to be found every fall. Of
course existing conditions must be taken
into consideration. It was always the cus-
tom of the deer, which, by the way, are of
the whitetail and mule species, to go into
the higher ranges in the summer, where
sheep are unable to range, and to come
down when the snow gets deep; few re-
maining to have their fawns on the winter
range. As our snowfall is generally light,
deer seem able to winter in fair condition
in spite of the sheep. I have only twice in
20 years seen over a foot of snow in the
foothills.
The abolition of the spring shooting of
ducks and geese, although few nest here,
was advocated by all true sportsmen. I wish
all States would follow Montana's example
in that respect.
Joseph L. Asbridge, Highfield, Mont.
The clipping to which Mr. Asbridge re-
fers is as follows :
Under the new game laws of the State turtle 1
doves are protected at all times. One may kill
one mountain sheep a season. The open season
on elk is the same as heretofore and the new law
allows the killing of 2 bull elk during that season.
The open season on deer and Rocky mountain
goat is established in the new bill as September
1 to December 1. The season on mountain sheep
is the same. The new act permits the killing of
3 deer and one goat; but it prohibits the hunting
or chasing of any big game with dogs.
The open season for grouse, prairie chickens,
fool hens, sage hens and pheasants begins August
15 and ends December 1.
The bill abolishes the spring shooting of aquat-
ic fowl and makes the open season for geese,
ducks, brant and swans September 1 to January 1.
The new law fixes the non-resident license at
$25 for big game and $15 for small game. It
makes provisions also in regard to the exporting
of protected game or any part thereof from the
State.
The new act further provides that every person
who is engaged in the business of guiding must
procure a guide's license.
Further, the act provides that all taxidermists
must secure license.
I am glad to know that your Legislature
has passed so good a game law, and that
antelope and deer still have so good a show
for a permanent existence. As you doubt-
less know, I have been, for 5 years past,
working diligently to secure the enactment
of laws providing long close seasons on
antelope in the various Western States,
and it is indeed gratifying to know that
so many of these States have complied
with the wishes of all Nature lovers in
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stopping the killing of these beautiful ani-
mals. 1 am sure this report will be hailed
with delight by thousands of true sports-
men. — Editor.
TEPEE LIFE.
One of the results of the tendency of
this generation to enjoy life in the vyoods
is the establishment of an Indian village
for white people at Desbarats, Ontario.
Every residence in the village will be a
tepee or an Indian lodge. The tepees will
be large, so that with a small fire in the
middle there would be ample room to
stretch out with feet to the fire and head
to the outside skin. The site chosen is
where the Ojibway play of "Hiawatha" is
given.
To facilitate matters for busy men all
necessary supplies will be furnished in a
convenient way. Canoe trips will be or-
ganized, fishing parties conducted, and in
every way difficulties to the uninitiated will
be reduced to a minimum. The art of
helping themselves will be taught the luxu-
rious, gently and by degrees, so they may
not be discouraged at the outset. 1 he sit-
uation is one where the luxuries of life,
which are indispensable for a time to those
who have been their slaves, will be within
reach. In this way the monotony of the
physical exercises taught by health cul-
turists is done away with. The weaker dis-
ciples of the simple life will chop a little,
paddle a little, walk a little; and their
tasks will daily be increased in careful
measure, so that the utmost benefit may
follow.
The country in the vicinity abounds in
large and small lakes and game and fish.
The season will gradually be extended, be-
ginning in May for the trout fishing and
ending November 15th, so as to take in
the big game hunting season. For this year
it will begin July 1st and last until No-
vember 15th.
It is a laudable ambition to harden one-
self to endure the sun as well as the cold.
At Desbarats a sunbath lasting 3 months
can be taken, as it is rare for the sun to
be too hot to keep people from walking,
boating, canoeing, etc. Much may be
gained by staying out in the sun 14 hours
- day in the North.
NOVA SCOTIA SWINE.
Capt. Mitchell Smith returned to Clarks Har-
bour, N. S., last week from a shooting excursion
to Lockport in his steamer Cygnet. He took there
a party of 4 good marksmen, besides himself,
each with a small skiff of his own. All enjoyed
a few days of prime sport in shooting ducks off
Western Head. The total bag for 5 days was
515, mostly coots. The 3 leading scores for a
single day were: Howard Smith, 46; Mitchell
Smith, 43, Walter Smith, 42. — Yarmouth Tele-
gram.
I wrote the persons named above, asking
if their score was correctly reported. The
following reply was received :
As regards my killing 46 ducks in one
day, you were correctly informed. That
was not an extraordinary score, for I have
killed a greater number in one day several
times, the largest number being 82. The
ducks killed include coots, eider ducks, old
squaws, loons, sea pigeons, shellducks, blue-
bills, black ducks, brant, etc. I have aver-
aged 2,000 a year for the last 15 years; the
best for one year being 2,200. We shoot
from boats as the birds pass in the fall
and spring, going from and to their breed-
ing ground on the Labrador coast. If you
wish to know more about the sport I will
be pleased to answer any questions.
Howard Smith, Hawk Point, N. S.
I know enough already to brand you as
a despicable, contemptible butcher, and I
am surprised that decent men anywhere
should allow you to live among them and
carry on such slaughter as this, year after
year. If ever a man deserved to be dressed
in tar and feathers and whipped out of
the town you do. I trust your neighbors
will soon realize their duty toward you and
that they will perform it. You and the
other Smiths are numbered 878, 879 and 880
in the game hog pen. — Editor.
ADMITS HIS GUILT.
"We nave a man here who exhibits 107
quails and 5 rabbits as the result of one
day's shooting. Another day he killed
47 ruffed grouse. I wish you would give
him a shaking up in Recreation. It
would do him lots of good. His name is
Wm. McDonald, No. 10 S. New street,
Staunton, Va. He shoots a Winchester
pump gun and men who hunt with him
say he never kills less than 3 to 6 birds out
of a covey, on a rise. If that isn't butchery
what do you call it? Please give it to him
strong.
Subscriber, Taunton, Va.
I wrote McDonald as follows:
I am informed that you recently killed
47 grouse in one day, and 107 quails in
another day. Will you kindly tell me if
this report is true?
Here is his answer:
Your letter received. J. L. Bumgardner
and I bagged 48 grouse in one day and I
killed 95 quails in one day.
Wm. McDonald, Staunton, Va.
The fact that you unblushingly admit
your slaughter proves that you are entirely
ignorant of the principles of decent sport.
You should read a few copies of Recrea-
tion and learn that real sportsmen always
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quit when they get enough, no matter how
much game may still be within reach.
Your number in the game hog pen is 881
and Bumgardner's is 882.— Editor,
OUR SOUTHMOST CORNER.
November 18th we left Miami in my
20-foot smack for a cruise among the Flori-
da Keys. Were out 6 weeks. We shot
plenty of ducks, plover and other birds,
caught turtles and fish, saw many white
herons and great flocks of white ibis.
This vicinity is the haunt of the Ameri-
can crocodile; it is the only place in the
United States where he is found. I have
seen several large ones here. One, the
largest in existence, as far as known, was
captured alive by "Alligator Joe" last sum-
mer, and is now at his place on Little river.
It is 15 feet 6 inches in length.
The chief difference between the 'gator
and the crocodile is the former has a broad
nose, while the latter has a sharp or point-
ed one, with a tusk on either side of the
lower jaw, extending straight up. The
crocodile also is of a greenish hue, while
the alligator is black or brown.
Miami is the Southernmost railroad point
in the United States, and within 5 miles
of the famous Everglades. The glades,
as it is here known, is not, as commonly
supposed, a morass, so thick with tropical
growth as to be almost impenetrable. On
the contrary, it is a vast territory covered
with saw grass, growing in clear, flowing
water, 1 to 2 feet deep. Here and there are
small islands, on which the deer feed and
the Seminole Indians find a home.
Any reader of Recreation wishing a
pleasant winter vacation can not do better
than start for Miami.
Walter C. Fogg, Miami, Fla.
CAMPING.
The pleasure obtainable from a sojourn
under canvas in the woods depends on
the outfit carried, the location selected
and the adaptability of the campers.
Under proper conditions it is the most en-
joyable and health-giving of pastimes.
The selection of the outfit depends, of
course, on the nature and duration of the
proposed trip. Plenty of clothing is es-
sential. Do not omit a selection of simple
medicines for common ailments, nor go off
without soap, towels and tooth brush. A
waterproof suit will add greatly to your
comfort. Take with you an ax, a lantern
and oil, matches, a few nails, compass, fish-
ing tackle, a rifle or shot gun with plenty of
ammunition, a. hunting knife, coffeepot, tin
pail, wire broiler, metal plates and cups,
knives, forks and spoons. With those and
your blankets or sleeping bags you have all
that is really necessary.
The tent should be large enough to hold
outfit, provisions and your party without
crowding. The quantity of food to be car-
ried depends on the game and fish resources
of the region you visit. I have found it
wise to take a liberal supply and rely as
little as possible on hunter's and angler's
luck. P. Noycar, Quebec, Can.
CRITICISES CONDITIONS IN MAINE.
I am an interested reader of your most
excellent magazine, and heartily endorse
the principles on which it is based. After
reading the article on moose snaring, in
January Recreation, it seems to me one
can find violations of the game laws in his
own neighborhood ; perhaps not on so
large a scale, but wherever there is game,
some will always be illegally taken, regard-
less of the law. Last fall I spent a few
weeks in the vicinity of Moosehead lake.
The residents never went hungry for deer
meat. I saw one man in the woods with
his pack basket full of it ; yet, Mr. Carle-
ton, of the Maine Fish and Game Commis-
sion, rules that non-resident sportsmen
take home game in such quantities as to
make it necessary to assess them ; the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to watching the same
visiting sportsman, who pays his guide $2
to $4 a day, feeds him, and in all probabil-
ity buys supplies through him. The na-
tives live in peace and plenty. If all
brother sportsmen would use their influ-
ence in their own vicinity for the propa-
gation, and the preservation of all game,
the result would be surprising.
Frank L. Palmer, Beverly, Mass.
NEW GAME CARRIER.
723,179. — Game Carrier. Milton C.
Peters , Omaha, Neb. Filed May 5, 1902.
Serial No. 105,971. (No model.)
Claim. — A game carrier comprising a
strand, a buckle arranged at each end of
said strand, each of the extremities of said
strand being curved to form an attaching
loop permanently connected to the buckle
thereat, said strand being coiled within the
buckles and around said attaching loops
when the carrier is adapted for use as a
belt, said buckles having a slidable ad-
FROM THE CAME FIELDS.
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justment on said strand for enlarging the
coils of the latter to form carrying loops,
and a hook formed on one of said buckles
and adapted to engage the other buckle for
sustaining the carrier in applied position
when used as a belt.
NOT A QUESTION OF GUNS.
I am heartily in accord with the senti-
ments expressed by Paul Mouser on page
203 of March Recreation, only the gentle-
men should have left the $8 and the $100
gun out of the question, because when the
poor farmer's boy goes out with the $2
ferret he leaves the gun home. He puts
the ferret in the hole, and a meal bag over
the entrance. The rabbit, terrified, bounds
for the open and a chance for life, runs
into the bag, is yanked out, and, squealing
pitifully, is clubbed to death without a
single chance for its life.
Is it not too bad that the poor farmer's
boy who does this is termed a bristleback?
Let us do away with the unfaithful setter
because a hog, using a dog, kills more
than his share.
Getting quails with a setter is as bad
as murdering rabbits, Mr. Mouser says,
and my experience sustains his argument.
The dog points. Then all one has to do is
to walk out in front of the dog and kill
the quail when it gets up. Therefore, as
an amendment to Mr. Mouser's well ad-
vanced theory, I suggest leaving both the
$8 and the $100 gun at home.
Harvey J. Flint, Providence, R. I.
CAN NOT DENY THE CHARGE.
Snipe shooting is in full swing on Lulu island
and the Delta, and sportsmen report varying suc-
cess. Last year Q. M. Sergeant Kennedy, of the
Sixth Regiment, laid low no less than 337 of these
birds, and this year 175 golden plover have fallen
to his gun. A curious feature of the Provincial
game laws is that no close season is declared for
snipe. — Vancouver (B. C.) paper.
Though Sergeant Kennedy failed to reply
to my inquiry regarding the truth of the
foregoing report, I received the following :
Your letter to Fred Kennedy was read
aloud in my place of business to-day. Ken-
nedy said he would see you in , before
he would give you particulars. He admit-
ted, however, that he had killed, in 1901,
687 snipe and plover.
E. Galloway, Vancouver, B. C.
As I have said before, a good way not to
be called a game hog is not to be one. Mr.
Kennedy's refusal to answer my inquiry di-
rect can only be taken as evidence of his
guilt, and he therefore justly deserves the
contempt and reprobation of all decent
sportsmen for having killed, as Mr. Gallo-
way states, 687 snipe and plover in one
season. Mr. Kennedy's number in the game
hog pen is 883. — Editor.
• MAKES WAR ON SPARROWS.
I have one strong ally in my relentless
war on the English sparrow, although our
motives differ. I refer to the shrike.
Wherever I live, there is war on the spar-
row. Wherever the shrike lives there is
also war on the sparrow. He eats them,
I do not ; that is the difference between
us, but the effect on the sparrow is about
the same. I buy guns with great willing-
ness, I spread out poison and I continu-
ally say hard words. If I find a nest I de-
stroy it ; yet I do not see that the pests
decrease in number. I wish a stronger
voice than mine would call on the Legis-
latures of the different States and see if a
general war of extermination can not be
carried on. English sparrows have driven
out the robins and orioles that once nested
in our oaks about the house ; and now
that dream of a song, the song of the early
bluebird, is never heard near a town. Even
the obstreperous jays leave in disgust. I do
not blame them. By the way, if you live
where the sparrow does not, put out little
nest boxes for the bluebirds.
Maude Meredith, New York City.
PUMP GUN PROHIBITED.
The new ordinance prohibiting the use
of the pump gun in Marin county, this
State, is a step in the right direction. In
most States the use of a gun larger than
10 bore is prohibited. Is not this because
the larger bores are considered too de-
structive? A 12 gauge repeating shot gun
in the hands of a good shot must be far
more destructive than a single or double
10 bore. I call to mind a letter from a
man praising his repeater. He said a flock
of 10 ducks flew over his blind and he got
them all ; not one escaped. Some say it is
not the gun that makes the hog. That may
be true ; but if the use of the pump gun is
allowed, the hog will certainly use it. Four
things must be done before we can have
perfect game protection. These are : Pro-
hibit the sale of game; limit the bag; pro-
hibit the use of guns which are too destruc-
tive; enforce the game laws, whatever they
are, and if not good, have them changed.
F. T. Johnson, Los Angeles, Cal.
A SAMPLE OF KENTUCKY PORK.
Emery Tapscott went to Marshall county last
Tuesday and returned Friday afternoon with over
300 quails, as the result of Thursday afternoon's
and Friday morning's hunt. — Paducah, Ky., Dem-
ocrat.
I asked him about it and received this
reply :
I did kill 300 birds from Thursday morn-
ing until Friday at 3 o'clock p. m. The
next morning I killed 8 geese over my
trained decoy in less than 2 hours.
E. E. Tapscott, Paducah, Ky.
This proves that you are another
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of the despicable type of swine that insist
on killing everything they can find, and
leaving nothing for decent men. It is for
such as you that game laws are needed,
limiting the number of birds which any
man or beast may kill in a day, and I trust
Kentucky may soon pass such a law. You
are branded number 884 in the game hog
pen. — Editor.
GAME NOTES.
I carry Recreation with me everywhere
and enjoy it greatly. Deer are numerous
here but are fast becoming extinct. One
family in the vicinity of Hayden lake has
about 15 hounds and they run deer at all
seasons. A few days ago I heard the bay
of hounds 10 miles from any habitation.
I saw a large white tail buck coming down
the middle of the stream. His left horn
was broken off and he was shot through
the jaws. As I had my 30-30 Winchester,
1 shot him to keep him from being torn to
pieces by the hounds close in pursuit. My
2 partners came along then and we carried
him into camp. The game season was
closed but I think I was justified.
J. B. Hopkins, Rathdrum, Idaho.
The proprietors of a leading butcher shop, lo-
cated on Brady street, were felicitating themselves
Thursday evening on the fine display of game
they were making to attract holiday customers.
Yesterday morning the display did not make them
so happy. It chanced that among the quails,
ducks and other birds were 6 prairie chickens.
The latter had been ordered for a certain cus-
tomer and had arrived Thursday afternoon. They
were to be delivered yesterday, and in the mean-
time they were hung up to make as fine a showing
as possible. However, the law forbids a dealer
to have prairie chickens in his possession after De-
cember 1. George Bethel, deputy game warden,
saw those birds and confiscated them, at the same
time arresting one of the proprietors of the shop.
Proceedings were instituted before Police Magis-
trate Finger, who imposed a fine of $10 for each
of the chickens, or $60 in all. This amount was
paid. — Exchange.
I am trapping wolves and coyotes these
days, and am having fair success. Some
letters in Recreation amuse me; for in-
stance, one from Mr. Heist, of Alberta.
He claims to kill ducks at 95 yards and
never shoots at anything under 60 yards.
Also a letter from a man in New York,
who looked into a stubble field, saw the
stubble move, fired, and killed 3 quails.
Then he stalked another quail that was sit-
ting on the fence, and wrote to Recreation
condemning the use of dogs. I have an
old setter that has forgotten more about
sportsmanship than that man ever knew.
I. Northey, Alberta, Can.
struction of camps. Mow many times has
a man traveled all day through the woods,
depending on a certain camp to pass a
comfortable night in, only to find some
fool has been there ahead of him and from
sheer cussedness has broken the windows
and the stove or torn the door off the
hinges? This sort of man needs the roast,
but 9 times out of 10 he hasn't brains
enough to take it seriously.
Harry D. Baird, Woodstock, N. B.
The ideal place to hunt caribou is New-
foundland. Although the license fee is
$100, and one is permitted to shoot but 3
stag caribou, it is worth the money. I was
there 6 days and during that time saw over
200 caribou. I had no trouble in getting
3 ; all having fine heads. Good guides can
be had reasonable. Caribou are numerous
and the high license probably protects them.
I was told by an officer that there would
be a reduction of the license fee next year.
Wm. D. Brinnier, Kingston, N. Y.
This country abounds with chickens,
quails, jack rabbits, cottontails, wolves,
and in season ducks. There are a great
many lakes here containing black bass,
croppies, pike, pickerel, sun bass, silver
bass, and perch. During the winter there
is a great deal of fishing through the ice.
Only one hook is allowed, with live min-
nows, and no bass to be kept.
M. E. D., Onock, Minn.
I am a reader of Recreation and enjoy
it much. I am a great lover of the rod and
gun ; also of fair play to the game. One
thing that is sadly overlooked is the de-
THE TRUANT.
(Reading the Mail.)
EDWIN L. SABIN.
Smith says that same darned copper crowd
Is kicking up a rumpus,
And that old Colonel Black's allowed
This time he'll surely bump us !
I'll wire Black, thus: "Off Middle Rocks
(He'll know where! Won't he floun-
der!)
While you were fooling 'round with stocks
I caught a 7-pounder !"
Nell says Doc Thorne has asked about
My pesky indigestion;
He's studied up a cure without,
He thinks, the slightest question.
Thanks, Doc and daughter; but I've f.r.
A diet that just caters;
A half a dozen fish, well browned,
Fried onions, pork and 'taters !
Wife writes her music-tea was fine,
And voted swell and pleasant ;
The Skorski solo was divine,
And Lord de Whott was present.
Why, wife, I've got a catbird here
That knocks that Skorski silly !
And as for Lord de Whott, my dear,
Give me old Injun Billy!
FISH AND FISHING.
ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN.
The following will be found accurate and val-
uable for the vicinity of New York City:
Kingrish — Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to
September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels
of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms,
shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and
tide: Flood, early morning.
Plaice — Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to
November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal
streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand
laut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively.
Spanish mackerel — Haunts: The open sea, July
to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling — metal
and cedar squids.
Striped Bass — Rock Fish, Green Head. April to
November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and
tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs,
Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and
tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb.
The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem-
ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays.
Bait : Skinner crab. Time and tide : Day, flood.
Blackfish — Tautog, April to November. Haunts:
Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays.
Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs,
clams. Time and tide: Daytime, flood.
Lafayette — Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody.
August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal
streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams.
Time and Tide : Day and night flood.
Croker — July to October. Haunts: Deep chan-
nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels.
Time and tide: Day, flood.
Snapper — Young of Blue Fish. August to No-
vember. Haunts: P.ivers and all tide ways. Baits:
Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid.
Time and tide: Day, all tides.
Sheepshead — -June to October Haunts: Surf
and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams,
mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day,
flood only.
New England Whiting — Winter Weak-fish,
Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The
surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide:
Night, flood.
Hake — Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open
sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish.
Time and tide: Day and night, flood.
Weak-fish — Squeteague, Squit. June to October.
Haunts: C Surf, all tideways. Baits: . Shedder
crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand
laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night,
flood preferred.
Blue Fish — Horse Hackerel. June to November
1st. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays.
Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid.
Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides.
JOSH BILLINGS ON TROUT FISHING.
(From an old newspaper.)
Brook trout are a spekled institooshun.
They are more delikate, more nervous,
and more intrinsik than ennything that
wears fins or feathers. They are az sudden
and gamy az a perkushion match, and a
trout that weighs one ounce will bight hiz
whole weight, and will bight az fearless
and sartin az a rattlesnaik.
A brook trout that weighs 5 ounces will
pull out ov the water more unwilling than
a sucker that weighs 2 pound an 3 quarters.
I don't believe a square orthodox brook
trout ever weighs more than 2 pound.
All trout that beat this weight are mon-
grels, crosst on sum other breed ov a simi-
lar natur. Scientifick men will teil yu dif-
ferent from this, but they aint to blame for
what they don't kno.
Take a trout out of a mountain brook
in Nu Hampshire that weighs one ounce,
and feed him 16 years and yer kant miikj
him weigh 4 pound and a haff.
A man who don't hanker hard for the
sport kant larn to ketch the darling kritters,
unless it iz in sum far off water, where it
aint safe to stick yure fingers into the brook
for fear ov gettin bit bi a trout. \
Trout ketchin in the old and well fisht
streams iz a natral takt, and a man haz got 1
to be born the right time ov the moon or '
he kan never do it hansome.
Expensive riggin' won't ketch trout enny
more sertain than a hi priced phiddle will
play well with the wrong man hold of the
bow.
Fly fishin' is konsidered the most poetick
and at sum seazons ov the year iz the most
fatal, but the poorist fishermen i have ever
seen could talk fly fishin' the most numer-
ously.
It iz az diffcult to pik out a ded sure day
to ketch trout az it iz to name a good pik-
nik day 24 hours in advance.
I hav seen trout bight az krazy as a mus-
keto to-day, and to-morrow (the same kind
ov a day exacly) bight just out ov compli-
ment to a good fisherman.
The wind haz more to do with the humor
ov a trout than enny other outside thing.
I would az soon think ov goin' to meetin'
barefoot az to go trout fishin' with a strong
East wind.
A bright day, with a clever West wind,
with plenty of sunshine and shaddo, iz the
day i bet on.
The bait on yure hook, and the way it iz
put on, iz of more consequentz than the
German silver on yure fishpole.
The smaller the hook the better for all
sized trout.
The quick fishermen are the best ones.
It iz hard work to outstay a trout or argy
him out of his opinyun.
When a trout haz the wonts he haz 'em
bad, and when he haz the wills yu kant
stop him.
The fust drop ov the bate into the hole iz
the important one. A trout iz the most
natral ov all fishes, and the more natral the
bate strikes the riff, or the pool, the better
understanding at once between yu and the
fish.
It allmost spiles a man to ketch one ov
theze 5 pound lake trout. He kant talk
well about ennything else afterward less
than a whale, and he expekts ov course that
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hiz nabors will nominate him next fall for
the Assembly.
A man who haz caught one ov theze big
fish iz generally prouder ov it than he iz ov
his grandfather, and if he ain't a pretty
well balanced man he will git to talkin' about
it in sum evenin' meetin'.
Broiled trout are good, but fride in pork
juice they are better.
All fish to be the best should be cooked
with animile life enuff in them to do their
own floppin' on the gridiron.
Ninety-nine big trout out ov every ioo
are kaught bi mistake, and are az often
kaught bi barefooted boys with a hum-made
fish line and a willow pole.
I hav fisht for brook trout for 40 years,
and never kaught but one that weighed over
a pound, and dropt mi pole and line bi the
side of the hole where i ketched him and
run home, 3^ miles, with that trout in both
hands, more exalted than a newly elekted
constable.
I never hav fisht for lake trout; i don't
want to spile mi simplicity for brook trout
in the hills and meadows.
What I kno about trout and trout fishin'
may all be wrong, but i hav'n't got it out
ov books, but pikt it up az i did mi fust
pair ov shuze, by workin' for it.
The only theory i hav in the matter iz
rllwuss to fill mi basket when i go out, and
hav often done it in the last hour's fishin',
when it did seem az though trout waz az
skar.se az prayers among the nuzeboys.
I kaught 1492 brook trout last summer
in the White Mountains, and if I hadn't
been as modest as a book agent, i should
have been spilte bi the menny compliments
i received for mi good luk.
Next to ketchin' a brook trout that
weighs a naff pound cums the bliss ov
bringin' him in to yure hotel.
LECTURES 0*N FISH AND GAME PRO-
TECTION.
One of the required courses in the New
York College of Forestry of Cornell Uni-
versity is a course in fish culture and fish
and game protection. During the spring
term the juniors and seniors of that col-
lege are located at Axton, in the heart of
the Adirondacks, where the college owns
50,000 acres of forest. There the students
observe and engage in practical forestry
operations, observe and study logging, lum-
bering and milling, and become familiar
with the details of forestry operations and
management.
In the belief that forestry operations
should not be carried on in a way detri-
mental to the useful animals inhabiting the
forest or to the lakes and streams and
their inhabitants, Dr. Fernow, the director,
has provided a course of lectures on these
subjects. The course consists, first, of a
series of lectures and demonstrations on
fish culture in which are considered all of
the important fresh water fishes, particular-
ly those found in the lakes and streams
of our forested regions ; second, lectures
on stream and lake pollution and the ne-
cessity for their protection; third, lectures
on American game mammals, birds, and
fishes, the relation of insectivorous birds
and other animals to the forest and to agri-
culture, the principles of game protection,
and a discussion of game laws and regu-
lations, including the Lacey law and the
work of the League of American Sports-
men.
In addition to the formal course of 25
lectures, the students are taken on daily
excursions to streams, lakes and mountains
for observation work. The effects on the
streams of logging and lumbering opera-
tions are observed, and the fishes, mam-
mals, birds, plants and other animals of the
region are studied, thus giving the stu-
dents training and interest in proper meth-
ods of nature study.
This course is given on alternate years
by Dr. B. W. Evermann, who has just been
promoted to the position of Assistant in
Charge, Division of Scientific Inquiry, U.
S. Fish Commission, and the course is
unique in American college instruction.
The importance of instruction along
these lines is only coming to be appreciated
and it is a work which other colleges
would do well to take up. Courses in
zoology in our colleges deal too largely
with questions which have no bearing on
animals as living organisms, many of them
intimately associated with our physical and
commercial as well as intellectual well be-
ing. The natural history spirit needs to
be fostered ; students, from the grades to
the universities, need to know more of Na-
ture, to have a greater love for her chil-
dren, and an appreciation of their place in
Nature's economy and our daily life.
The course this year was given during
the first 3 weeks of May to a class of 25
students and professors and proved suc-
cessful in every way.
PROBABLY NETTED THEM.
Your letter to hand asking about catch
of fish reported to you. The report is true.
We made the catch in Deer Lodge county.
20 miles from Anaconda. There were 4 of
us. My partner and I, fishing one hour
and 10 minutes, filled our baskets and
dug holes in the snow and piled them full,
We used no bait but flies, 2 on each line,
and about half the time pulled out 2 fish,
When it was time to go Mr. Conrad took
off his waterproof coat and piled the fish
into it. When we reached camp we had
355 trout about 8 inches long each. Our
partners returned to camp with a few fish;
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much larger ones than we had but not so
many. About 2 o'clock we all 4 went out
again and fished a while. Soon we had as
many as we thought our friends and our-
selves could eat. All told, we had 900 as
nice trout as any person could wish. You
may not believe this. Many of our friends
did not, when we came home so soon ;
but when we opened the boxes and showed
the telltale hook mark in the mouth of
every fish they could not help believing.
James H. Blackbrough, Charles Beaudette,
Ernest Beaudette, Eugene Conrad.
Mr. Editor:
I don't know if you are going to publish
this or not but if you are in justice to me
Please fix up a little as i am a verrie poor
schollar and my friends may see it and the
way i have of telling it may not look verrie
well in print but is true in every respect,
as i could prove by dozens of people here
now i hope that this is filling the bill as
you wished it. Yours respectfully,
James H. Blackbrough, Anaconda, Mont.
P. O. Box 336.
P. S. — Annie Inquiries will be cheerfully
answered by me, cumming from annie per-
son intrested. Yours,
J. H. B.
Blackbrough's report is certainly unique.
He says he and Conrad took 355 trout in
one hour and 10 minutes, and that the
entire catch of the herd was 900 trout.
This record of 355 trout in one hour and 10
minutes sounds very fishy. It means about
one trout every 25 seconds for each man.
Does anybody believe that story? It
sounds as if these trout had been netted,
after all. Men who would make such ra-
venous hogs of themselves as this crowd
did, would net trout ; then sit around the
camp fire and mutilate the mouths of the
fish if necessary, to try to convince their
friends that they had taken the fish with
hook and line. However they may have
been taken, the performance is disgraceful
and disgusting in the extreme, and the
brutes who did the work should be tarred
and feathered and run out of town.
Their brands in the fish hog pen are as fol-
lows : Blackbrough, number 885 ; Charles
Beaudette, 886; Ernest Beaudette, 887;
Conrad, 888. — Editor.
A SURPRISING ADMISSION.
For several years J. C. Bradley and M.
S. McCreary, with their families and mine,
all of Erie, Pa., have camped at the Elms,
Chautauqua lake. This is a delightful
place to camp. We have good fishing, pure
spring water, bathing and clean shores.
We catch principally black bass and musk-
alonge. Last season the water was so high
that fishing was not so good as usual, but if
we could not catch fish we could at least
see them. One night 3 of us rowed out in
front of camp and held 2 bicycle lamps so
that, they reflected into the water, showing
us large numbers of bass and muskalonge.
One big fish jumped clear over the boat.
We thought it would be profitable to set
night lines, so the next day we baited about
100 hooks and as soon as it became dark
we took the lines, anchors and floats and
started out to set them. Just then 2 men
walked out from the road and stood
watching us. We knew it was against the
law to set night lines. Finally one of the
men said, "Well, they are out there for no
good anyway." We knew we were in for
a fine of $25 apiece, so we pulled for the
inlet, jumped ashore, ran about a mile to
the railway station and returned to camp
from another direction, taking off our
sweaters, so the supposed wardens would
not recognize us. The camp was all light-
ed up and the ladies were sitting around
outdoors. Wiping the perspiration from
our brows, we looked out on the lake and
beheld our supposed fish wardens spearing
by torch light.
T. W. Kelley, Erie, Pa.
ANSWER.
I am surprised that you, or any one else
claiming to be a sportsman, should delib-
erately engage in a method of fishing that
you know to be illegal, and I trust that on
further reflection you may decide never
again to violate a game or fish law, no
matter whether in danger of discovery by
an officer or not.
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES PLEASE
READ.
The following letter explains itself:
General Manager,
Lake Keuka Navigation Co.,
Hammondsport, New York.
Dear Sir :
A member of the League of American
Sportsmen, in Rochester, has sent me a
leaflet, which bears the signature of your
company, showing on one side a picture
of 2 men and a lot of trout laid out on
the ground. On the reverse side is a state-
ment that these 56 lake trout weighed 164
pounds, and that they were caught in a few
hours.
My correspondent writes a severe criti
cism of your company for exploiting the
work of the 2 fish hogs shown in this
picture, and you may rest assured that this
circular will impress all clean, decent
sportsmen who see it in the same way that
it does him and me. For many years it has
been the custom of certain transportation
companies to send out such pictures in the
way of advertising their respective terri-
tories ; but of late, a number of companies
have quit this entirely because they have
found that instead of attracting good
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sportsmen, such documents repel them. I
am the editor and publisher of Recre-
ation, a magazine which has a circulation
of 65,000 copies a month, and I rarely miss
an opportunity of publicly rebuking men
who make such catches of fish as are
shown in this picture, or who kill excess-
ive numbers of game and then have them-
selves photographed with it. Such ex-
hibitions are repulsive and disgusting to
decent sportsmen and the sooner all man-
agers of transportation companies learn
this the sooner will they succeed in secur-
ing the approval and the patronage of the
better class of sportsmen. Yours truly,
G. O. Shields.
FISH HOOK BOOK.
726,509. — Combined Card and Book for
Holding Fish Hooks. Albert W.
Connor, St. Louis, Mo., assignor to
Simmons Hardware Company, St.
Louis, Mo., a Corporation. Filed De-
cember 22, 1902. Serial No. 136,094.
Claim. — 1. A combined card and book
for fish hooks, the card divided into sec-
tions by perforations, a single flap pro-
vided with perforations coincident with
the perforations of the card, gummed to
the body of the card at several points to
form a plurality of pockets at one end of
the card to receive the loop ends of the
leaders, and a single flap at the other end
of the card also provided with perfora-
tions coincident with the perforations of
the card and adapted to be folded over
on to the body of the card to cover the
hooks.
in April Recreation, were well timed. His
more conspicuous personal qualities are
self conceit and a tendency to slop over.
The first named prevents his having a
realizing sense of his frequent indis-
cretions, while the second is continually
leading him into new difficulties. After
being forced to pay a large sum in a suit
for slander some 2 years ago, he had the
sublime nerve to run for the city council
at the last municipal election. Need-
less, to say, he was snowed under
Now comes this show up of his
sportsmanship in Recreation, and we can
easily imagine the rest. Just how much
publicity of this type he can stand and re-
fuse to accept the lesson is, of course, a
problem; but it is safe to say he has
enough "to hold him for a while" and that
caution and moderation in sport will have
a significance new to him.
It is pleasant to find the enlightened and
superior Swedish residents in universal
support of Recreation's position and to
hear, as I have heard, a generally ex-
pressed sentiment that Hanson got what he
needed most — a call down.
Subscriber, Worcester, Mass.
GRAHAM WAS DEFEATED.
Your article in the June number of
Recreation, entitled "Salt Porkers," deal-
ing with the extraordinary catch of 2,304
pounds of kingfish in one day by ex-Con-
gressman William H. Graham and his
friend, and the sale of the fish afterward
to a fish dealer, concludes with the state-
ment that Mr. Graham's election to Con-
gress is a disgrace to the sportsmen of
Pittsburg and vicinity. Mr. Graham was
defeated for Congress last November by
the well known sportsman, George Shiras,
III, whose work with the camera and wild
game photography is so often commended
in your journal. Kindly make the above
correction in justice to all true sportsmen
of Pittsburg and vicinity.
Meredith R. Marshall,
Pitsburg, Pa.
SCORES HANSON.
From all I can learn, your remarks con-
cerning Hanson, the Massachusetts fish
hog, whom you so appropriately roasted
YIELDED GRACEFULLY.
A farmer in this vicinity posted a stream
running through his lands with the usual
notices forbidding fishing. But in his case
prohibition did not prohibit. For 2 seasons
he tried valiantly, but vainly, to protect
the stream, and prosecuted several tres-
passers without obtaining satisfaction. The
third year he retired from the contest and
tacked on his sign boards the following :
Notice !
"Fish and be Damned !
"Dig worms anywhere in the garden."
T. A, Waterman, Johnson, Vt.
GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman will quit when he gets enough.
THE EXPERIENCE OF J. D. BUCK.
King and Bartlett, Maine.
Marlin Fire Arms Co.,
New Haven, Conn.
Dear Sirs : 1 had an experience with one
of your .30-30 rifles last fall, and as 1 am
highly pleased with the outcome, I think
it but just I should tell you about it.
There had been no rain for many days ;
the fallen leaves had become so dry and
crisp that but little care was required for
one to keep at a distance from all things
one wishes to avoid. I had been roaming
several days over the higher ridges, trying
my antlers against sundry saplings and
longing for a chance to test them in conflict
with an antagonist worthy of them and me.
On the day of which I am telling I left
my usual fall haunts on King and Bartlett
mountain and went to lower ground. I
circled around Little King lake and took
to the top of 'he "horseback," which ex-
tends for a way parallel to Spencer steam.
The day was bright and the sky cloudless.
By the middle of the forenoon it was so
hot that had there been a few black flies
pestering me, I should have thought it
surely was lily-pad time. As I weigh some-
thing like 300 pounds, my exercise had
warmed me up and I began to be uncom-
monly thirsty. On one side of where I
stood was low ground with almost stag-
nant and unpleasant tasting water ; while
on the other side was the sparkling, cool
Spencer stream. I immediately started for
the good water, keeping a sharp lookout
for anything suspicious.
I had just reached the bank of the stream
and was putting my head down to drink
when a strange looking log, with a squat,
thick, limblike growth sticking up at each
end, came silently and swiftly around the
bend above me.
Great guns, how it startled me ! The log
swung .instantly head toward me. I could
not make out just what it was, although 1
studied it carefully while it drifted swiftly
toward me. There was a movement in the
forward hump and I could see a smaller
limb, with a little black hole in its center,
which was pointed directly below the hand-
some patch of white on my throat.
"Now give it to him, Belcher !" came
from the rear stump, and I suddenly real-
ized that the log was a canoe, and what I
had taken for squat limbs were in reality
those horrid smoky smelling beings that
walk on their hind legs and are called men.
I thought my doom was sealed and even
when I heard a sharp little click, such as
one pebble makes when falling on another,
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I did not have power to move, even to save
my life.
"Jack in another," came from the rear
again, and the man in front made a louder
clicking.
"Dod blast the blank, blank thing; it's
stuck !" the front man said. A shiver ran
over me, I came to myself and with 2
mighty bounds was back in the thicket,
well hidden and safe.
My curiosity caused me to linger a few
minutes in the vicinity, and I learned from
what the men said, although much it would
never do to repeat, that the man in the
stern had warned his companion to get
ready for just such an opportunity as that
which I gave them, and was taking him
severely to task for not having had his rifle
loaded. The other asserted in no uncer-
tain tones that he had filled the magazine
with cartridges and had pumped one into
the chamber, or at least he had worked the
lever, and, of course, supposed he had
loaded the weapon. He went on to say
that I had stood like a blamed fool while
he had snapped once and thrown down the
lever to reload, and had the action worked
properly my name would surely have been
Dennis.
I gathered that the rifle was made by
yon, was brand new, and although they
decided it wasn't fit to take into the woods,
yet it meets not only with my entire ap-
proval, but also the hearty commendation
of those of my friends to whom I have re-
lated this incident.
May your business so increase that
in the years to come every hunter who
journeys this way will carry one of your
rifles !
Yours thankfully,
James Dandy Buck.
A .303 TARGET.
I am much interested in guns and ammu-
nition, and that is where I commence to
read Recreation as soon as I have taken
a look at the pictures. I often see the
question _ asked, "What is the best all
around rifle?" The question implies a gun
to use on large game and on small game
as well. I am partial to the 303, as the
cartridge is, to me, the best for large
game up to the 30-40. If the 303 is large
enough for the heavy shooting, surely the
100 grain bullet and 3 to 5 grain miniature
powder is small enough and cheap enough
for anything; and I have found it accurate
for close work. With my first 303 I shot
one inch to the left and one inch low for
every 10 yards. That called for a separate
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sight for those loads. Then I got a 30-30
but had the same trouble. Now I have a
new 303 octagon Savage and the line is so
nearly the same I do not use any extra
sight. It does fairly well, as per target
enclosed, when yon take into considera-
tion that I am an old man and did not
use a dead rest although I did steady the
muzzle on a twig.
I find a great difference in different
makes of cartridges for the same gun;
for instance, for 303 one make measures
less than 308, although the caliber of a 303
measures 308. The bullet should fill, to
get all the benefit of the gas and rifling.
The full jacket of the same company's
make measures .311. Why this discrep-
ancy? If .311 is right for full jacket, what
is wrong about having same size for soft
nose, for this is the game bullet and we
need all the force and tearing power pos-
sible for large game. Then it does not
stop too quickly with these small calibers.
The smaller copper jackets do not take
the same line vertically or horizontally
We are too apt to condemn a good gun
because we have bought a cartridge not
well adapted to the gun. In order to get
loads that take same line I have been
obliged to buy one make of expansive and
another of full jacket. The new Savage
rear sight will simplify matters somewhat
in the matter of different loads.
I have yet to find a company so willing
to do all that is right in regard to their
guns as the Savage Arms Co. I had one
of their guns that was faulty to some ex-
tent, and I wrote them in regard to it.
They wrote me to send the gun in, and
they put in a new barrel, a new cartridge
carrier and refinished the gun through-
out, returning it free of charge. I only
asked that the chamber be changed slight-
ly. The magazine had always been satis-
factory ; but the new carrier is an improve-
ment to anyone who is careless in hand-
ling the gun. I could not but compare
the action of the Savage Company with
that of the Snarlin people, as reported
when their guns are sent back.
The enclosed target was made at 30
yards without going to target, and with
the same sight and no change from 100
yards. This knocks my former theory
out, for neither of my other rifles would
have put the lead nearer than 3 inches of
the center of mark. Some one tell why.
Stubb, Orwell, Ohio.
DEFENDS THE PUMP GUN.
I saw a scathing letter in Recreation
signed "Double Barrel," against the pump
gun, which might have been written more
guardedly and have conveyed the desired
effect. The pump gun is the gun for those
who know how to use it properly. For
instance, when a covey scatters, the
U6er may come on a pair, get both, and an-
other may get up at a little distance which
possibly he may also bag; but the average
shooter fires to kill, not to wound.
I have had experience at all sorts of
game in Scotland, including pheasants, part-
ridges, black game, woodcock, ducks, snipe,
hares and rabbits. Reckless shooting at
wide ranges, say 50 yards and upward, is
disliked, and if persisted in results in the
shooter being omitted from the next shoot-
ing party.
I have had opportunity of seeing battues
where the birds came overhead at a great
pace and the shooters were crack shots
who fired anywhere from 5,000 to 15,000
shots a year. A shooter would have 3
double barrel guns and 2 loaders beside
him and would hit bird after bird in the
head, leaving the body fit for table use and
not a mess of bones, lead, feathers and
flesh. I mention this as I consider the head
the proper part to shoot at and it is a
small target at 30 or 40 yards.
I have killed a pair of birds at a moder-
ate range with one shot or a bird at long
range, but in both instances it was met
with criticism. My opinion of true sports-
men in this country, whether they use the
pump gun or the double barrel, is that they
lack nothing, comparing them with British
sportsmen.
As regards W. E. Heist's statement that
a charge from a 16 bore gun goes faster
and does more effective killing than from
a 12 bore, I consider that no<nsense.
Charge and loading have a lot to do
with the effectiveness of a gun, but in
99 cases out of 100 it is the man who is at
fault.
In India 28 bores are largely used for
shooting snipe; weight $V 2 poundfs,
charge, 28-30 grains G. C. or Shultze pow-
der and 94 ounce shot. I have had
experience in bringing some of those
smart little gentlemen to bag. I have had
to wait often on lost birds till the retriev-
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ers brought them to bag, the result of a
long chance shot, which caused vexa-
tion among the party of shooters. If
deer shooters would go after a good
head with horns which, if properly mount-
ed, would be a pleasant reminder, instead
of killing does in the majority of cases, it
would be preferable.
J. L. Tait, Holyoke, Mass.
THE SAVAGE COMPANY REPLIES.
In the March issue of Recreation W. A.
Cone denounced a Savage rifle and the
makers therof, in severe terms. When
the Savage people read the article they
wrote me as follows, regarding it:
We have always understood that Recre-
ation was a debating ground on which
sportsmen might air their complaints, ad-
vance ideas and suggestions. Anything
that has been written about our goods,
good or bad, we have taken in the right
spirit, and we intend to do so in future.
We are aware that in all man's work
nothing is perfection, and that there are
as many opinions as there are mina\s.
Recreation is the only journal that caters
to the ideas and opinions of the sporting
public. You have certainly built up the
magazine on these grounds, and, of course,
the protection of game. Your work on
these lines must always redound to your
credit. Your work is also, to a certain ex-
tent, influencing other sportsmen's journals,
although they would dislike to acknowledge
it. We often notice that they omit game
hog photographs, which accompany some
writer's vainglorious description; and the
explanatory notes under such illustrations
as they now publish are often modified
far beyond their former tones.
While you have lost the ads of a few
manufacturing concerns, who have be-
come piqued at adverse criticisms, on the
whole you should be the gainer, because
of the general interest these discussions
have created throughout the country.
We would never dream of withdrawing
our ad because of your publishing criti-
cisms against our arm. On the contrary,
we have always used any criticism that has
appeared for the purpose of obviating the
troubles and faults that will crop out in
any manufacturing business.
We are now making improvements in
our rifles, slight, perhaps, in themselves,
but always important, that have been sug-
gested by readers of Recreation.
We have gained a great deal of busi-
ness and reputation by your publishing so
many communications from the owners of
Savage rifles who are well satisfied with
them. Savage Arms Company.
Arthur Savage, Managing Director, Utica,
N. Y,
PISTOL POINTS.
What is the best manner of holding a re-
volver? How is it possible to rind out if
the bullets are shaved in passing through
the barrel ? How can I tell whether the
barrel is loaded, and how can leading be
removed? Would it be advisable to put a
little gun grease on each bullet used?
Harry Aughe, Dayton, O.
ANSWER.
The correct manner of holding a revolver
is to grip the handle firmly with the thumb
extending horizontally along the frame on
the left hand side arid the trigger finger
resting lightly on ti e trigger when the
hammer is set. The revolver should not
be grasped so tightly as to cause the hand
to tremble, but with just a firm, comforta-
ble grip. To get good results, it is neces-
sary to hold the weapon with the same de-
gree of firmness and in identically the same
way for each shot ; otherwise there will be
variation in the elevation. The secret of
good shooting is to press the trigger gradu-
ally and let the revolver off with a squeeze
of the hand rather than by a direct pull,
keeping the sights in correct alignment
while the pressure is being increased on
the trigger.
"Shaved bullets" are bullets shot from
a revolver in which the chamber of the
cylinder does not align perfectly with the
bore of the barrel. This is not likely to
happen with a revolver of standard make.
You can determine whether the bullet is
shaved or not by shooting it into a roll of
cotton batting or soft cloth. Either mate-
rial will not distort the bullet.
Leading of the barrel can be readily seen
by any one who has had practice in inspect-
ing barrels. Originally the grooves, as well
as the lands, are bright when thoroughly
clean and free from oil. When leaded, the
grooves will have a duller finish apparent
on the surface. A good way to remove a
slight coat of lead is to fill the barrel with
mercury and let it stand until the lead
coating is removed. In shooting important
matches, many expert shots use brass
brushes, which are effective in removing
any leading that may occur while shoot-
ing. If the bullets in the cartridges are
greased with gun grease before firing them,
the ammunition will work much cleaner
than otherwise. — A. L. A. H.
LOADS.
Some readers of Recreation owning 30-
30 rifles have possibly wished to use light
loads for small game or for short range
target work without having to buy special
bullet molds, etc. I have been experiment-
ing a little, and have at last found a load
ikzJt ° c is accurate up to 100 yards as any
cartridge in the market. I use the regu-
lar 30-30 shell, with 7}^ grains DuPont
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No. I Smokeless Rifle powder; and, in-
stead of using the ioo grain bullet, I use
the full sized bullet cast by the regular 30-
30 tool, 10 parts of lead to one of tin. This
makes an excellent cartridge for shooting
rabbits, squirrels, and for range work up
to 100 yards. There is hardly any report,
and no leading of the gun. Of course all
30-30 rifles, when using lead and tin bul-
lets, should be cleaned after 8 or 10 shots,
to prevent leading.
I had a Marlin rifle, but got rid of it as
quickly as I could. The person I sold it
to also disposed of c immediately, saying
it was not fit to kiii pigs with. I belong
to the South Side Lifle Club, which bars
Marlin rifles ; Winchester, Savage and
Stevens being the only guns used. Shells
of 30-30 caliber loaded with low pressure
powder, have to be resized when used in
Marlin rifles, but never when used in the
Winchester.
For a more powerful cartridge, and one
as accurate as the 32-40 and the 38-55, at
300 yards, use 15 grains DuPont No. 1
Smokeless Rifle powder, and the regular
sized bullet, cast, 10 to one. When trying
these cartridges use the Lyman rear sight,
as the 2 loads, having a trajectory not
nearly so flat as that of the regular high
pressure shells, require greater elevation
than can be obtained with an ordinary rear
sight.
H. L. Yance, Racine, Wis.
"If you shoot me with that and I find it
out I'll kick the d — out of you."
Will some of the Middle Falls readers
please awake Mr. Bodge? He has been
dreaming long enough.
F. M. O., Anaconda, Mont.
DISAGREES.
In Recreation I notice S. B. H., of North
Rome, Pa., gives his opinion to S. O. In-
galls in regard to fox loads and to Nimrod,
in regard to 28 and 30 inch guns. S. B.
H. says his experience with a 38 inch bar-
rel has been that it will shoot 1-3
stronger than the 28 inch. Therefore, if
an extra 2 inches over a 28 inch gun will
shoot 1-3 stronger, a 32 inch ought
to shoot 2-3 stronger, which would
leave the 28 inch gun out of it entirely, ac-
cording to mathematics. What a gun the
34 inch would be compared with a 28 inch,
according to S. B. H. ! My experience has
been that a 30 inch may throw shot 2
inches farther than a 28 inch. S. B. H.
says the longer powder is confined the
more force it has. I again disagree. The
harder it is confined the better results it
will give.
D. S. Bodge tells us all about that 22
of his. It must be a terror to penetrate
36 inches of oak plank. Mr. Bodge must
have shot down hill. Those silvertips he
speaks of must have been young raccoons,
and it is a wonder they did not get savage
when he commenced on them with a 22.
A Montana barroom bum threatened to
shoot a cowboy with a 22 and the cowboy
said,
ENDORSES ROBIN HOOD POWDER.
Robin Hood smokeless powder for shot
guns is strong, clean and quick, and the
manufacturers have resolutely kept out of
the combine into which the Peters and
other cartridge companies have gone.
Robin Hood powder took my fancy from
the start and I have used many hundred
loads of it with excellent results. It is a
moist burning powder, and shoots with
great velocity and little recoil. It is load-
ed by bulk measure and as high as 3^2
and 3^4 drams may be fired in a 12 bore
without discomfort. The Robin Hood
people are also putting on the market their
factory loaded shells and these can now
be obtained from local dealers. This pow-
der is strictly an Eastern product, made in
Vermont and little known in the West.
However, it is safe to say that it will be
received with satisfaction by sportsmen
who want a good thing. The primers in
the Robin Hood factory loads are made
by Eley, in London, and are quick and
strong, making a hard hitting, quick load.
If any of the Eastern readers of Recrea-
tion have ever used Robin Hood I wish
they would let me know how they like it,
and we can compare results.
Chas. H. Morton, Topeka, Kans.
CONDEMNS THE MARLIN.
As a sportsman, I was greatly impressed
with the truth and importance of Mr. A.
L. Vermilya's article in January Recrea-
tion. It has been my fortune for the past
5 or 6 years to do some big game shooting,
and last summer a friend and I decided
to seek bears in the mountains of Northern
California. We were armed with 2 Win-
chesters and a Savage, but my guide shot
a Marlin. It was my first and I trust will
be my last experience with that gun. After
leaving Sisson we crossed several ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains and at an alti-
tude of about 5,000 feet encountered our
first game, 2 rattlers. My guide attempted
to kill them, but his rifle jammed com-
pletely. Our next experience with the gun
was on Cliff lake, where he lost a golden
cause. Now, had it been his misfortune to
meet a grizzly under similar circumstances,
the result we might well imagine. If we
sportsmen are shooting large and danger-
ous game our lives frequently depend on the
rapid and accurate action of our fire arm ;
and when we realize the serious conse-
quences that might follow the jamming of
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a rifle at a critical moment, can we take the
chance ?
Jas. C. Stark, M.D., West Phila., Pa.
DEFENDS THE SAVAGE.
Replying to G. W. McHay, Kelseytown,
Minn., who criticised the Savage, I have
owned 2 .303 Savage rifles, and have never
used any rifle more to my liking. For
shooting, neatness and perfection of bal-
ance, they are uneqnaled, while for pene-
tration the Savage people guarantee 50
inches of white pine, with full mantled
bullet of their own make; and their word
is good. The soft point will penetrate a
5-16-inch steel boiler plate. If the trigger
lock works loose and the trigger pulls too
hard, a remedy is to take off the buttstock,
exposing most of the lock. Cut a piece of
rubber the right thickness to fit in the
slotlike screwhead in the rear of lever
lock ; or a piece thick enough to make the
trigger lock extend enough to work at the
desired pressure. To make the trigger
pull easier, hold trigger back with finger,
which will pull the sear down until it can
be reached with a small file. Round off
the corner next to the magazine slightly,
closing the action, now and then trying the
pull until it suits. It may be cut down to
almost a hair pull if desired. This was my
treatment for 2 Savage rifles.
C. E. Wilson, Mt. Carbon, Colo.
SMALL SHOT.
In experimenting with a 30-30 Winches-
ter carbine, using Winchester and U. M. C.
factory-loaded, soft point bullets, I fired
at Y% inch iron plates, at 10 paces. The
bullets made dents y<\ inch deep and y 2
inch in diameter. Firing at a ^ inch iron
plate, the same distance, the bullets cut
clean holes y> inch in diameter and car-
ried the pieces of iron punched out 2
inches into hard pine. Reloaded shells,
using factory-made bullets and 27 grains
Savage smokeless powder, would not go
through % inch iron. Went through 3-16
iron after bending the plate badly. Was
this the fault of the powder, or because
the Winchester reloading tool does not
crimp the bullet tight in the shell? Bul-
lets fired into soft pine mushroomed beau-
tifully, but one fired at a 16 inch cedar
telegraph pole went through it and 4 inches
into a clay bank without expanding. The
soft point was worn off even with the
copper jacket, which goes to show that
you can not tell what a bullet will do.
W. A. Trussell, Chicago, 111.
that caliber be reloaded with smokeless
powder?
Bernard Andrews, New Durham, N. J.
I referred this to the Winchester people,
whose reply follows:
The penetration of the 56-50 Spencer at
100 yards we find to be 8 %-inch pine
boards. This, of course, might vary con-
siderably as the lumber varies, but think
this is a good average result. With regard
to reloading these shells with smoke-
less powder, we can only say that it has
never been done, and in our judgment it
would be unwise to do so, as the initial
pressures generated with smokeless pow-
ders would probably be great enough to
rupture the shell about the head. This
cartridge was, of course, made up for black
powder, and no attempt has been made to
adapt it to smokeless. — Editor.
I notice in the February number of
Recreation "Enrique" claims that the Sav-
age miniature bullet is worthless beyond 25
yards. After reading that, I took my
model '99 Savage, and went out to prove
that he is wrong. The following was the
result: Four bullets were fired at a target
100 yards' distant ; one struck y 2 inch from
the center, one 1^2 inches from the center,
one 2^4 inches and one 3^2 inches. I then
fired 4 bullets at a target 150 yards distant.
One bullet struck the target 1^/4 inches
from the center, one 3 inches, another
3Y 2 inches, and the 4th struck above the
target. I then fired 2 shots with a 200-
yard range. One struck 2> Z A inches from
the center, and the other missed the target,
but struck above it.
All the bullets were the Savage miniature
.303, and were fired without using a rest.
A. D. Ostrander, Franklin, N. Y.
Can you tell me the penetration, at 100
yards, of the 56-50 Spencer cartridge made
by the Winchester Company? Can shells of
I am not much of a hunter, nor a crack
shot, but am fond of a good rifle. I have
owned lots of them ; Remingtons, Spencer,
Maynard, Evans, Colt, Chaffee-Reece, Stev-
ens, Hopkins & Allen, Sharps, Quacken-
bush, Springfield, F. Wesson, and most
all models and calibers of repeating and
single shot Winchesters. I now have a
Winchester, '94 model, 30-30 carbine, and
would not swap it for anything I ever used,.
It just fills the bill and is light and hand-
some. _ I use all kinds of loads, from 6 to
30 grains of either black or smokeless pow-
ders, _ and am satisfied that the little car-
bine is O. K. for any game to be found in
New England. The Savage is also a great
rifle. Recreation is all right. Could not
get along without it.
Leman Dawes, Harrison, Me.
I consider the Lee straight pull, 6 mm,
the nicest little saddle gun, the longest
52
RECREATION.
range and the quickest killer I ever used.
I began 22 years ago in this same locality
with a 44 flat Henry. Since then I have
used all kinds of arms, including 30-30
Winchester, Marlin and Savage, and last
and best, the Lee straight pull. I killed 2
bears last fall with the latter, smashing the
skulls completely. I have made 4 hunts on
the Western slope, and have killed most
varieties of Colorado game. I never had
trouble with the Lee or Marlin 30-30, much
as the latter is condemned in Recreation.
Both arms are easy to clean, while if you
are out in a wet snow or rain with a Win-
chester or Savage you can put in the rest
of the day or night getting them in condi-
tion again.
Whort, Rosenberg, Tex.
The Peters Cartridge Co. gave a shoot
at Carthage, Mo., Sept. 19 and 20, under
the management of Sam Norton. Pump
guns were plentiful and I took particular
note of their working with Peters Weal
shells. With the Winchester pump no
trouble was experienced; but the Marlins
failed to extract the Ideal shell in almost
every case. I think the Ideal shell would
work well in any gun if it had a heavier
rim. On the last day of the shoot I used
2 boxes of Peters Ideal shells loaded with
354 ounces of shot. Several of the shells
blew off just above the base.
J. W. Dawson, Joplin, Mo.
I noticed an article in November Rec-
reation from J. C. Davis, of Etna, Wash.,
saying that he failed to get his deer after
it had been shot through both shoulders
with a 30-30 Marlin. That shot should
have dropped the deer in his tracks, but it
is surprising how far an animal will some-
times travel after receiving a mortal
wound. I do not think the length of the
barrel had anvthing to do with this par-
ticular shot, but if Mr. Davis wishes a
rifle for heavy shooting he should hark
back to the 40-65, 45-70 or 45-90 Winches-
ter.
Charles Cooley, Chicago, 111.
11 I read your magazine each month with
great interest, especially the gun and am-
munition department. I am sorry to see the
_ Peters Company acting as they are. They
fully deserve all that has been said of them
and more. I find their shells unreliable, as
many miss fire. The Winchester repeater
shells are ideal, and give splendid results.
- If the Peters Company would only take
advantage of the kindly criticism in Recre-
ation and remedy the defects in their
goods instead of taking offence, it would
be far more beneficial to them.
M. H. Davis, Fayette, Mo.
I should like to ask Double Barrel, who
writes so disparagingly concerning the
pump gun, if he is sure of killing his bird
at every shot? As a rule, in wing shooting,
the bird comes down at the first shot; but
what if the second barrel should wound a
second bird? With the pump there is a
third shell ready to do a humane act. The
pump is superior to the double barrel be-
cause it affords a 3 to 1 chance in killing
the wounded bird or birds. For that rea-
son I consider the pump the most humane
gun on the market.
Repeater, Marblehead, Mass.
725,883. — Gopher Gun. Cortland Sims,
San Jose, Cal. Filed November 13,
1902. Serial No. 131,138. (No
model.)
Claim. — 1. A breech loading gun, con-
sisting of a barrel, a firing pin and opera-
tive means therefor, said barrel having a
closed muzzle end and a discharge at right
angles to its axis, etc.
I notice in your April issue an inquiry
from A. W. Crampton, St. Albans, Vt.,
about Robin Hood smokeless powder. 1
have used Robin Hood smokeless shells,
both "factory loaded and those I have load-
ed myself. I find them not only equal to
Winchester and U. M. C. shells, but far
better. I have had excellent results with
their 2^ drams i% ounce 7^ shell loaded
by Robin Hood Powder Co. for shooting
blue rocks and 3% load for game.
Harry Harrison, Rochester, New York.
Why is it dangerous to use smokeless
powder in a black powder gun, if the quan
tity of smokeless used gives the same ve-
locity?
Wm. Sweet, Ithaca, N. Y.
ANSWER.
There is no increase of danger in the use
of the smokeless powders manufactured by
this company over the dangers of black, if
our loading instructions are followed
strictly.
Laflin & Rand Powder Company.
I should like to hear from those who
have had experience with the new Winches-
ter special .32, .33 and .35 calibers,
likewise the 38-72 box magazine. Which is
preferable, the box or the tube magazine?
Roy E. Marston, Concord, N. H.
I should like to have owners of the
Colt Patent new lightning sporting rifle
give their experience in using that arm.
E. J. Pratt, Rushville, N. Y.
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NATURAL HISTORY.
When a bird or a wild animal is killed, that fs the end of it. If photographed, it may still live and its
educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely.
MULE DEER AND BLACKTAIL.
I notice your remarks in Recreation
about mule deer being called blacktail deer.
What are the distinguishing features of
each? Is not a mule deer hornless? Are
whitetail deer also mule deer?
Recreation is doing a valuable work.
E. P. C, Santa Rita, N. M.
ANSWER.
Here are some extracts from "The Big
Game of North America," which answer
fully your inquiry as to the identity of
the mule deer and the blacktail deer. Re-
ferring to these 2 species of deer the
author says :
Tn the Rocky mountains, where the true
blacktail deer is not known, the mule deer
is still" called the blacktail deer. On the
Pacific coast, where the mule deer ranges
with the Columbia blacktail, it is known by
its true name, mule deer, by which desig-
Mu!e Deer,
nation it is also recognized by naturalists.
The original habitat of the mule deer has
not been much restricted since its first dis-
covery, though it has deserted or become
scarce on the Missouri river and other
hunted localities where the white man has
too much disturbed its seclusion. Its nat-
ural home is in the mountains, but it is
found on the great plains, hundreds of
miles East of them, where it most affords
the broken and arboreous borders of the
streams.
"West of the Rocky Mountains, the mule
deer is met with almost everywhere. In
the Coast range, North of San Francisco,
it is almost entirely replaced by the Colum-
bia blacktail deer, and South of that point
this variety entirely gives place to the Cali-
fornia variety. In Oregon, Washington,
and in British Columbia, the mule deer is
met with, but not so abundantly as in the
mountains farther East.
"In the face of civilization, the mule
deer maintain their ground better than
the elk. In flight, they do not run like
the common deer, but bound along, all
the feet leaving and striking the ground
together. For a short distance the flight
is rapid, but soon seems to lag. Once,
when sitting on a crag in the Rocky moun-
tains 10,000 feet above the sea, I watched
a mule deer, which had been started by a
companion, as it bounded through the val-
ley 1,000 feet below. In a run of half a
mile, he showed evident fatigue. That the
labor of such a motion is greater than that
of the long, graceful leaps of the common
deer, must be manifest.
"The limbs of the mule deer are larger
and coarser than those of the common deer.
The mule deer are less agile and elastic in
their motions, and are less graceful in
form. Their large, disproportioned ears
are their ugliest feature, and give tone to
the whole figure.
"The summer coat is a pale, dull yellow.
Toward fall, this is replaced by a fine,
short, black coat, which rapidly fades to
gray. As the season advances, the hairs
of the winter coat grow larger, and so be-
come more dense, as well as of a lighter
color. Usually, in the forehead is a dark,
bent line in the form of a horseshoe, with
the toe downward. The brisket and belly
are black, growing lighter toward the um-
bilicus ; thence, posteriorly, a still lighter
shade prevails, till, at the inguinal region,
a dull white obtains. Between the thighs
it is quite white, widening toward the tail.
This white portion extends to one inch
above the tail, where it is 6 inches broad.
Lcwer, it is 8 inches broad, and lower still,
between the legs, it contracts to 4 inches in
breadth. Viewed posteriorly, this white
patch is a conspicuous object. Below the
knees and elbows, the legs are of a uniform
dark cinnamon color."
The foregoing quotation is from the
chapter on the mule deer.
Here is an extract from the chapter on
the Columbia blacktail deer:
"By far the most common member of this
family, on the Pacific slope, is the Colum-
bia blacktail deer, so named because it
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RECREATION.
Black-tailed Deer.
was first noticed by Lewis and Clarke,
while they were in the region of the great
river of that name. This animal is to be
met with from Lower California to Cook's
Inlet, in Alaska. In the Rocky mountains
and headwaters of the Missouri river, the
mule deer is frequently mistaken by hunt-
ers for the blacktail. This mistake is par-
donable, for the mule deer also sports some
black on his fly-disturber, if it may be so
designated. One of the infallible proofs
of the distinctiveness of the 2 species is
that the tail of the mule deer is naked on
the under side, while that of the blacktail
is entirely clothed with hair. Jn color, the
female blacktail is almost identical with the
male. The antlers of a full grown buck
consist of 2 main beams, which spring
backward and upward from the head, and
from each of which spring one to 6 tines,
according to the age of the individual. The
antlers of this species are not nearly so
large and majestic as those of the mule
deer. When a blacktail buck is one year
old he has 2 spikes rising from his head ;
when he is 2 years of age these spikes will
each have a branch, and when he is 3 years
old there will be 3 pommels to each horn.
After this, the age of the animal can not
be reckoned with any degree of certainty."
Judge Caton gives this description of the
Columbia blacktail deer:
"Less in size than the mule deer. Short
body and short legs. Ears large, but less
in size than those of the mule deer. Eyes
large and brilliant. Tail short and round.
One-fourth of the circumference of the tail
on the under side is white ; the balance is a
tawny dull black. The black is of the
deepest shade on the lower part. Metatar-
sal gland between the tarsus and the mid-
dle of the leg is intermediate in size be-
tween those on the mule deer and those on
the Virginia deer. Tarsal gland much the
same in size and form as on those 2 spe-
cies, and a shade lighter than the
surrounding coat ; color of body a tawny
gray, with white on back part of belly and
inguinal region, extending to root of tail.
The face is gray, with darker forehead.
Under the head, white. Legs generally of
a uniform dark cinnamon color, not a
white hair to be found on them below
the hock. Antlers once or twice bifur-
cated. Gait like that of the mule deer. Is
found on the Pacific coast of the United
States and British Columbia only; having
the most limited range of all the deer found
in the United States, and perhaps on this
continent."
I trust these data may settle, in the minds
of Recreation readers, the question as to
the actual difference in characteristics and
in range between the mule deer, which is
that found throughout the Rocky moun-
tains, and the blacktail deer, which" is the
form found only on the Pacific slope.—
Editor.
A BIRD WITH MANY NAMES.
If one is fortunate enough to be in the
country during the lovely days of June, he
can make the acquaintance of the merriest,
happiest and most musical of the oriole
family. Who can imitate or describe the
song of the bobolink? The most rippling,
cheerful, thankful little voice that ever
soared to heaven. Robert Lincoln, as he is
sometimes called, usually appears in New
England in May, dressed in a most attract-
ive wedding suit of black, buff and white.
He is not so large as his brothers in the
family (Icteridae) who are familiar to us,
except the orchard oriole. He is not nearly
so large as the American robin, who boasts
10 inches, for the bobolink measures only
6 J /> to 7. Yet he presents a striking ap-
pearance as he darts here and there in
search of food. He has a black head, chin,
tail, wings and under parts ; buff edges to
some of the tail and wing feathers, the
rump and upper wing coverts being white ;
but the crowning glory of his attire is the
buff spot on the back of his neck, which is
described in "Citizen Bird" as looking like
a cream cake baked just right.
Have you seen a bobolink's nest? It is
said that "Whoever would find one must
have the patience of an Indian, the eyes of
a bird, and the cunning of a fox." The nest is
usually placed in low meadows or hay fields
and is .composed of twigs and tufts of grass
built loosely together. The clutch consists
of 4 to 6 eggs, gray in color, with cloudy
brown markings. The pair are too wise
ever to fly directly into or out of the nest,
but on wishing to enter they dive into the
grass some distance from their home and
NATURAL HISTORY.
55
slip along beneath the waving, green tops,
unperceived by the human eye.
The sojourn of the bobolink with us is
short, and he is the first bird to leave the
choir. Being a good little patriot, he waits
for the Fourth of July celebration. Then
he retires to the marshes, with scores of
his own kind, and emerges in August a
changed bird. In his place of seclusion he
has left his entrancing voice and gay at-
tire, and donned a traveling suit of brown,
with a little yellow and white trimming,
and a striped Tarn o' Shanter. He can
hardly be distinguished from his mate, who
always wears a plain suit to avoid being
conspicuous. The migratory spirit is upon
him, and a long journey is in prospect, so
he tries to tell us all about it, with his lit-
tle metallic note of farewell, "Chink, tink,
tink, chink." For a time he lingers among
the wild rice swamps, and is known as the
reed bird ; but the autumn winds have
whispered to him that the rice fields of
South Carolina and Georgia are in per-
fection. The tall stalks of grain are "in
the milk," and no daintier food could be
desired by the most fastidious bobolink.
Even those far off in Utah come back by
way of the East, and travel South by the
old pathway. What is this strange migra-
tory instinct which Nature bestows on her
winged children, which prompts these
feathered mites to journey thousands of
miles each year without chart or guide?
Our New England bobolink joins those
of his kind, and together they travel, high
above the earth, toward the South. Flocks
of these sober, little brown birds arrive at
the rice plantations, and though gunners
and minders are there to frighten them off,
yet the destruction to the crops is so great
that the loss reaches millions of dollars an-
nually to the planters. Some of the planters
consume ioo pounds of gunpowder a day,
often with only blank cartridges, to drive
away these depredators. Fires are kept
burning at night, but all in vain, for rice
birds will risk their lives for a good meal.
Of course, many a rice bird, or ortolan,
as he is now called, is killed and served at
dainty repast; while at the restaurants reed,
or rice, birds sell for 50 cents a skewer.
When in the early autumn one sees on the
menu card, "Cronstades of reed birds," let
him remember that he is eating the joy-
ous songster who fills our hearts with the
uplift of his thankful spirit in the early
days of summer.
Our little friend does not linger long at
the plantation, for he has appointments
with flocks of his kind from all parts of the
United States to meet in Florida. It seems
as if it were an autumnal convention of the
bird with many names. When all affairs of
this branch of the bird kingdom are settled,
the travelers start for their winter home, the
majority going first to Jamaica. There na-
ture has prepared a dainty repast for them
in the seeds of the guinea grass. On this
diet they grow so plump that epicures like
them for the table, and they are known
there as butter birds. If they go to Cuba,
they are called Chamber gos. The journey
is not yet over, for they have no intention
of wintering in the West Indies, because
their ancestors never did so, hence they
plume themselves for the long flight of 400
miles across the Caribbean sea to Venezu-
ela. From there they hasten on to South-
western Brazil, where they spend Christ-
mas, hang up their stockings, and order
their new spring suits of black, white and
buff. The bobolink is one of the few birds
that moult completely twice a year.
It seems as if they give themselves no
time for rest, for they are back again in
Florida quite early, where they are called
May birds, and with a strange foreknowl-
edge, they arrive at the rice plantations
just in time to revel in the young, green
shoots of the rice plant, which are peep-
ing above ground. The planters are obliged
to order out their minders to save their
crops from utter destruction. By the middle
of May our own little bobolink is wooing
his mate in his Northern home, and plan-
ning his housekeeping in perhaps the same
spot where we first made his acquaintance.
What a traveler he has been ! He holds
steam and electric cars in contempt. Un-
hampered by tickets or trunks, he has
passed over hills and valleys, rivers and
streams, cities and plains, a distance of
4,600 miles, to the South, and when the
homing instinct asserts itself, he returns as
fresh and gay as when he caroled his
cheery songs to us a year ago.
Caroline F. Little, Brooklyn, N. Y.
A CAPTIVE CONDOR.
Two newspaper items recount interfer-
ence with trolley and railway traffic in the
United States by birds. In the first case
a blue heron short circuits the city wires
in Utica, N. Y., and in the second an owl
gets mixed up with a switch point on the
Mobile & Ohio railway. Nothing so small
as a mere handful of feathers could hold
up a train on the Guayaquil & Quito rail-
way. When the regular passenger train on
the mountain division pulled into Alausi
the other day, somewhat late, the train
crew proudly displayed a condor, securely
tied, and explained the delay by telling
how this bird was found in a railway cut
some miles down the line, occupying the
space reserved for running trains, and un-
able or unwilling to leave; so the train
hands roped it and brought it to the termi-
nal station, where it now occupies a fore-
most place in the growing collection of
Ecuadorian fauna at headquarters' camp.
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RECREATION.
From beak to end of tail the bird measures
4 feet, one inch, and for the wing expanse
10 feet. This is rather larger than the
measurements usually given in reference
books. A condor killed in Riobamba, Prov-
ince of Chimborazo, Ecuador, in the sum-
mer of 1901, measured 14 feet from tip to
tip. For a bird supposed to spend most of
its time sitting around on inaccessible and
lofty crags, or in giving the American
eagle points on high flying, it shows httle
fear, rather indifference, in the presence
of man, allowing its neck and head to be
stroked and its wings to be handled. A bite
from its beak, with which it cracks small
bones, would be no joke, so this familiarity
is not without a spice of risk. In its wild
state its food is probably the same as that
of other sorts of carrion birds, as it lacks
the hunting traits of the hawk and eagle
kind, and a look at its feet, which resemble
nothing so much as those of the domestic
turkey, is proof that it could never seize
and carry away a living animal. The alti-
tude above the sea where this bird was
captured is about 5,000 feet, and others have
been seen and shot in the same vicinity,
but the condor doubtless ranges much
higher, if we are to believe Malte-Brun
(Book 86), who says of this huge bird of
the Andes that his "broad pinions bear him
up in the atmosphere to the height of more
than 20,000 feet above the level of the sea."
Dr. S. A. Davis,
Chief Surgeon, G. & Q. Ry. Co.,
Alausi, Ecuador, S. A.
HABITS OF THE SQUlKREL.
There are few squirrels in this locality
and those are of the fox species only. Once
I was hog enough to kill every one I could
find, but of late years I have been as big
a crank the other way, giving them all the
protection possible. In the timber oppo-
site my house a few of the pets make their
homes. Being undisturbed, they have be-
come quite tame and are daily visitors to
the yard, skipping about the trees or gath-
ering nuts scattered on the ground for
them. After they have eaten their fill they
busy themselves in burying the remainder.
They dig little holes in the ground or snow
with their fore feet, and after pushing the
nut down, root the dirt back with their
noses and pat it down with their fore paws,
so that a keen eye is required to locate the
caches. In drinking at the horse tank,
they dip their noses in the water and lap
it up just as a dog does. They also eat
salt and often we see them gnawing at an
old salt barrel head. If no nuts are scat-
tered for them they unearth those buried
on former days. They are selfish and some-
times have lively frghis over a nut. 1
favor a law to prohibit killing squirrels.
I endorse the L. A. S. and enjoy the man-
ner in which you roast the porkers. Is
there a law in Indiana prohibiting the use
of ferrets? Several are kept here. Game
is not abundant.
James P. Ewing, Tracy, Ind.
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.
I think it is rats and porcupines that
gnaw the elk and deer horns after they are
shed, and that most of this is done the
first winter the horns lie out. I have sel-
dom seen antlers gnawed, but have seen
many skulls with horns attached that were
badly eaten. You can find hundreds of shed
horns in this country that have not been
touched, and as horns are not shed till
March or later it seems clear that the var-
mints eat them the first winter they are
dropped. But few elk have been killed
here for the teeth. A few have been killed
for bear bait, but we have not had any
game wardens here till last year, and they
were not allowed any salary. We all know
how poorly men work without pay.
Go after Marlin and his shooting irons
till he makes them right. They will not
always feed as they should.
Felix Alston, Irma, Wyo.
R. B. Stowers says he never saw a squir-
rel drink. I have never seen them drink
water, but have seen their tracks to open
water in winter. I have more than once
seen them sitting on spiles, helping them-
selves to the sap as it ran down into the
bucket. If a squirrel can not get a tree
already tapped, he does the job himself.
I have watched them do it. Selecting a
small tree or the limb of a large one, the
squirrel gnaws through the bark and a
little way into the wood, near the top of
the tree or limb, and lets the sap run down.
Then, starting at the bottom, he climbs
slowly up, licking the sap off as he goes, or
sits below the notch and catches the sap
as it runs down. Do not kill the squirrels.
C. F. Coleman, Winnipeg, Canada.
I have read with much interest the arti-
cles in Recreation about coons. I have
hunted coons 4 years, and not until last
fall have I heard a coon call. I caught
one in a trap and he made a noise some-
thing like the call of a screech owl. I
had a tame coon, but he never uttered any
kind of a call. I have some good coon
hounds and should like to correspond with
other coon hunters who are readers of
Recreation.
Ben Wieth.orn,_ Watson, Iowa.
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GENERAL OFFICERS
President, G. O. Shield, 23 W. 24th St.,
New York.
1st Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 80 West
40th St., New York.
2d Vice-President, W. T. Hornaday, 2969
Deca tur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y.
3d Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer,
Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80
West 40th St., New York
5th Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Rich-
ards, General Land Office, Washington,
D. C.
Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington
Ave., Passaic, N. J.
Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin
Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York
City.
ALASKA DIVISION.
Dr. E. M. Rininger, Chief Warden, Nome.
ARIZONA DIVISION.
M. J. Foley, Chief Warden, Jerome.
ARKANSAS DIVISION.
Wo R. Blockson, Chief Warden, Eureka Springs.
CALIFORNIA DIVISION.
Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chief Warden, Leland
Stanford University.
COLORADO DIVISION.
A. Whitehead, Chief Warden, 303 Tabor Building,
Denver.
CONNECTICUT DIVISION.
Hon. F. P. Sherwood, Chief Warden, Southport;
Dr. H. L. Ross, Vice-Warden, Canaan; H. C. Went,
Sec.-Treas., Bridgeport.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DIVISION.
C. H.Townsend, Chief Warden, U. S. Fish Com-
mission.
FLORIDA DIVISION.
W. W. K. Decker, Chief Warden, Tarpon Springs
GEORGIA DIVISION.
J.J. Doughty, Chief Warden, Augusta.
IDAHO DIVISION.
L. A. Kerr, Chief Warden, Kendrick
ILLINOIS DIVISION.
M. D. Ewell. M.D., Chief Warden, 59 Clark St.,
Chicago; F. M. Taber, Vice Warden, 144 Kinzie
St., Chicago; G. C. Davis, Sec.-Treas., 123 S. Central
Ave., Austin.
INDIANA DIVISION.
Frank L. Littleton, Chief Warden, 30^ East
Washington St., Indianapolis ; J. J. Hildebrandt,
Vice Warden, Logansport ; T. J. Carter, Sec.-Treas.,
State House, Indianapolis.
IOWA DIVISION.
Carl Quimby, Chief Warden, Des Moines; C. C.
Proper, Sec.-Treas., Des Moines.
KANSAS DIVISION.
O. B. Stocker, Chief Warden, Wichita; A. J.
Applegate, Sec.-Treas., 113 E. 1st St., Wichita
KENTUCKY DIVISION.
Geo. C. Long, Chief Warden, Hopkinsville.
R. L. Brashear, Sec.-Treas., Bowiing Green.
MAINE DIVISION.
Col. E. C. Farrington, Chief Warden, Augusta.
MARYLAND DIVISION
JT. E, Tylor, Chief Warden, Baltimore.
MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION.
Heman S, Fay, Chief Warden, Hazleton Block,
Marlboro; J.E. Tweedy, Vice- Warden, North Attle-
boro ; A, C. Lamson, Sec.-Treas., 194 Main St.,
Marlboro.
MICHIGAN DIVISION.
) . Elmer Pratt> Chief Warden, Grand Rapids ; R. S
Woodliffe, Vice-Warden, Jackson ; A. B. Richmond,
Sec.-Treas., Grand Rapids.
MINNESOTA DIVISION.
Dietrich Lange, Chief Warden, 2294 Commonwealth
Ave., St. Paul.
H. A. Moigan, Vice- Warden, Albert Lea; Prof.
O. T. Denny, Sec.-Treas., St. Paul.
MISSOURI DIVISION.
Bryan Snyder, Chief Warden, 726 Central Bldg.,
St. Louis.
MONTANA DIVISION.
Professor M. J. Elrod, Chief Warden, Missoula;
Sidney M. Logan, Vice- Warden, Kalispell ; R. A.
Waagner, Sec.-Treas., Bozeman.
NEBRASKA DIVISION.
Fred. E. Mockett, Chief Warden, Lincoln ; P.
O'Mahony, Sec.-Treas., Lincoln.
NEVADA DIVISION.
Dr. W. H. Cavell, Chief Warden, Carson.
Geo. W. Cowing, Sec.-Treas., Carson.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION.
Dr. A. F. Barrett, Sentinel Bldg., Keene,
Sidney Conant, Sec.-Treas., Keene.
NEW JERSEY DIVISlor.
Percy Johnson, Chief Warden, Bloomfield; Dr.
W. S. Colfax, Vice-Warden, Pompton Lakes; I.
V. Dorland, Sec.-Treas., Arlington.
NEW MEXICO DIVISION.
W. M. Borrowdale, Chief Warden Magdalena.
new york Division.
John R. Fanning, Chief Warden, Powers' Bld«:.,
Rochester; Col. K. E. Moss, Vice-Warden, Wallack's
Theatre, New York City; Dr. C. C. Curtis, Sec.-
Treas., Columbia College, New York City.
NORTH DAKOTA DIVISION.
Dr. W. D. Jones, Chief Warden, Devil's Lake.
' OHIO DIVISION.
W. E. Gleason, Chief Warden, Mitchell Bldg.,
Cincinnati; A. C. Thatcher, Vice- Warden, Urbana.
OKLAHOMA DIVISION.
W M. Grant, Chief Warden, Oklahoma City.
ONTARIO DIVISION.
C A. Hammond, Chief Warden, Box 701, St.
Thomas; D. L. Mells, Sec.-Treas., St. Thomas.
OREGON DIVISION.
Robert F. Kelly, Chief Warden, Box 188, The
Dalles; C. B. Cushing, Sec.-Treas., The Dalles.
PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION.
C. F. Emerson, Chief Warden, 189 N. Perry St.,
Titusville; Hon. C. B. Penrose, Vice- Warden, 1723
Spruce St., Philadelphia; E. Wager-Smith, Sec.-
Treas., 1026 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia.
RHODE ISLAND DIVISION.
Zenas W. Bliss, Chief Warden, 49 Westminster St.,
Providence.
SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION.
C. F. Dill, Chief Warden, Greenville.
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVISION.
D. C. Booth, Chief Warden, Spearfish ; John C.
Barber, Sec.-Treas., Lead.
TENNESSEE DIVISION.
Hon. G. C Martin, Chief Warden, Clarksville ;
Hon. Austin Peay, Jr., Sec.-Treas., Clarksville.
TEXAS DIVISION.
Prof. S. W. Stanfield, Chief Warden, Weatherford;
W. E. Heald, Sec.-Treas., San Angelo.
UTAH DIVISION.
Hon. John Sharp, Chief Warden, Salt Lak*» City.
VERMONT DIVISION.
W. E, Mack, Chief Warden, Woodstock; S. C;
White, Sec.-Treas., Woodstock.
VIRGINIA DIVISION.
R. G. Bickford, Chief Warden, Newport News.
C. O. Saville, Vice Warden, Richmond; M.D.Hart,
Sec.-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond.
WASHINGTON DIVISION.
F. S. Merrill, Chief Warden, Spokane ; F. A. Pon-
tius, Sec.-Treas., Seattle; Munro Wyckoff, Vice-War-
den, Pt.Townsend,
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RECREATION.
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION.
E. F. Smith, Chief Warden, Hinton,
WISCONSIN DIVISION.
Frank Kaufman, Chief \\ arden, Two Rivers; Dr.
A. Gropper, Sec.-Treas., Milwaukee.
WYOMING DIVISION.
H. E. Wadsworth, Chief Warden, Lander; Frank
Bond, Sec.-Treas., Cheyenne.
Applications for membership and orders /or badges
should be addressed to Arthur F. Rice, Secretary, 23 W .
St., New I ork.
County.
Hamilton,
Name of Warden.
W. C Rippey,
LOCAL
County.
New York,
Livingston
Albany,
WARDENS IN NEW YORK.
Name of Warden. Address.
Conrad L. Meyer, 46 W. Broadway.
M. De La Vergne, Lakeville.
K.S. Chamberlain, Mt. Morns.
Henry Skinner, Springwater.
Dr. J. W. Cowan, Geneseo.
C. D. Johnson, Newtonville.
Kenneth E. Bender,Albany.
Broome, John Sullivan, Sanitaria Springs
" R. R. Mathewson, Binghamton.
Cayuga, H. M. Haskell, Weedsport.
Chemung, Fred Uhle, Hendy Creek,
M. A. Baker, Elmira.
Cortland, James Edwards, Cortland,
Erie, E. P. Dorr, 103 D. S. Morgan
Building, Buffalo.
Marvin H. Butler, Morilla.
W. H. Broughton, Moriah.
Jas. Eccles, St. Regis Fails.
Charles \M Scharf, Canajoharie,
J. M. Scoville, Clinton.
Wilson Urans, Middletown.
J. Hampton Kidd, Newburgh.
Thomas Harris, Portjervis.
Lewis Morris, Port Richmond.
Essex,
Franklin,
Montgomery,
Oneida.
Orange,
Richmond,
St. Lawrence, Dr. B.W. Severance, Gouverneur.
Schenectady,
Suffolk,
u
Tioga,
Washington,
Westchester,
Dutchess,
Columbia,
Onondaga,
Yates,
Dutchess,
A. N. Clark,
J. W. Furnside,
F. J. Fellows,
P. F. Tabor,
Geo. Wood,
C.L.Allen,
A. S. Temple,
J. E. Barber,
George Poth,
Chas. Seacor,
M. W. Smith,
Ralph Gorham,
} A. B. Miller,
James Lush,
B. L. Wren,
Symour Poineer,
Chas. H. DeLong,
Jacob Tompkins,
Sevey.
Schenectady.
Central Islip, L. I.
Orient, L. 1.
Owego.
Sandy Hill.
Whitehall.
Dresden.
Pleasantville-
57 Pelham Road,
New Rochelle.
Croton Falls.
Mt. Kiscj
Memphis.
Penn Yan.
Branch Port.
Pawling.
Billings.
Ulster,
it
Jefferson,
Herkimer,
Oswego,
Putnam,
Schuyler,
Allegany,
Schoharie,
Warren,
Orleans,
Greene,
Hamilton,
Stark,
Franklin,
Cuyahoga,
Clark,
Erie,
Fnlton,
W. S. Mygrant,
P. A. Geepel,
L. B. Drowne,
M. A. DeVall,
Wm. S. Mead,
C. J. Smith,
D. F. Sperry,
J. E. Manning,
H. L. Brady,
G. C Fordham,
G. A. Thomas,
O. E. Eigen,
Geo. McEchron,
J. H. Fearby,
W. J Soper.
David Aird, Jr.,
46 Elton Street,
Brooklyn.
473 Grand Ave.,
Astoria, L. I.
119 Somers Street.
Brooklyn.
The Corners.
Woodstock.
Watertown.
Old Forge.
154 West Utica St.
Mahopac Falls.
Watkins.
Belvidere.
Sharon Springs.
Glen Falls.
E. Shelby.
Windham.
Lake Pleasant.
LOCAL WARDENS IN OHIO.
A. Dangeleisen,
Brook L. Terry,
A. W. Hitch,
Fred C. Ross,
David Sutton,
L. C. Berry,
Massillon.
208 Woodward Av.
Columbus.
161 Osborn St.,
Cleveland.
169 W. Main St.,
Springfield.
418 Jackson St.,
Sandusky.
Swanton.
Address.
4465 Eastern Ave
Cincinnati.
Lima.
Mt. Vernon.
Elyria.
Allen, S. W. Knisely,
Knox, Grant Phillips,
Lorain, T.J.Bates,
Ottawa, Frank B. Shirley, Lakeside.
Muskingum, Frank D. Abell, Zanesville.
Scioto, J. F. Kelley, Portsmouth.
LOCAL WARDENS IN CONNECTICUT.
Fairfield, George B. Bliss, 2 Park Row, Stam-
ford, Ct.
11 Park St., Bridge-
port, Ct.
Box 373, btratford.
P. O. Box 100, Ca-
naan, Ct.
Sandford Brainerd, Ivoryton.
Wilbur E. Beach, 318 Chapel Street,
New Haven, Ct,
D. J. Ryan, 188 Elizabeth St..
Derby.
LOCAL WARDENS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk.
J.J. Blick, Wrentham.
S. W. Fuller, East Milton.
Suffolk, Capt. W. J. Stone. 4 Tremont Row,
Boston.
Worcester, B. H. Mosher, Athol.
Fairfield,
Litchfield,
Middlesex,
New Haven
Harvey C. Went,
Samuel Waklee,
Dr. H. L. Ross,
Mercer.
Morris,
LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW JERSEY.
Edw. Vanderbilt,
Roland Mitchell,
Somerset,
Sussex,
Union,
Warren,
Monmouth"
Hudson,
LOCAL
Jefferson,
Perry,
Warren.
Dentzville,
Trenton.
739 Centre St.,
Trenlcii
Trenton.
Pompton Plains
Dover.
Butler.
Hibernia.
Somerville.
F. C.Wright,
Joseph Pellet,
Chas. W. Blake,
Francis E. Cook,
Calone Orr,
G. E. Morris,
Isaac D. Williams, Branchville
* A. H. Miller, Cranford.
CM. Hawkins,
(Jacob Young,
I Reuben Warner,
Dory-Hunt,
A. W. Letts,
Roselle.
Phillipsburg.
Wanaque.
51 Newark St.,
Hoboken
WARDENS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Jackson's Corners- J un iata,
Venango,
Potter,
Queens, Gerard Van Nostrand. Flushing, L. I . Crawford,
Cambria,
Butler,
Allegheny,
Beaver,
McKean,
Lackawanna,
Carbon,
Cumberland,
Wyoming,
Tioga,
Lycoming,
Delaware,
Montgomery,
Bradford,
Clarion,
Cameron,
Clinton,
Northumber-
land,
Elk,
Fayette,
John Noll,
Samuel Sundy,
F. P. Sweet,
Nelson Holmes,
Clifford Singer,
Ezra Phillips,
G. D. Benedict,
Ira Murphy,
Wiley Barrows,
Chas. Barrows,
Jasper Tillotson,
Geo. T. Meyers,
J. B. Lamb,
W.H.Lambert,
Sykesville.
Lebo.
Goodwill Hill.
Cornplanter.
Oakland Mills.
McAlesterville.
Pleasantville.
Coudeisport.
Austin.
Austin.
Tillotson.
Titusville.
Buel.
.720 Coleman Ave.
Johnstown.
Murrinsville.
Natrona.
Beaver Falls.
F. J. Forquer,
S.H.Allen,
N. H. Covert,
W. R. Keefer,
C. A. Duke,
L. P. Fessenden,
Wm. Holsinger,
Wm. Weir,
Wm. Major,
Asa D. Hontz,
J.C. Gill,
Cyrus Walter,
E. B. Beaumont, Jr.,
G. H. Simmons,
Jas. J. Brennan,
B. D. Kurtz,
Walter Lusson,
L.C. Parsons,
Geo. B. Loop,
Isaac Keener,
Harry Hemphill, Emporium.
M.C.Kepler, Renovo.
Geo. L. Kepler, Renovo.
(G. W. Roher,
I c;o5 Anthracite St., Shamokin
D. R. Lobaugh, Ridgway.
Ely Cope, Cadwallader.
Duke Center.
Granere.
Stickney.
Moosic.
East Mauch Chunk.
Mechanicsburg.
Tunkhannock.
Lawrenceville.
Westfield.
Oval.
Cammal.
Ardmore.
Academy.
Say re.
New Bethlehem
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LOCAL WARDENS IN MICHICxAN.
County. Name of Warden. Address.
Ottawa, W.H.Dunham, Drenthe.
Kalamazoo, C. E. Miller, Augusta.
Berrien, W. A. Palmer, Buchanan.
Cass, Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac.
Hillsdale, C.A.Stone, Hillsdale.
Lake, John Trieber, Peacock,
LOCAL WARDENS IN VIRGINIA.
Mecklenburg, J.H.Ogburn, South Hil.
King William, N.H Montague, Palls.
Smythe, J.M.Hughes, Chatham Hill.
King & Queen, K. D. Bates, Newtown.
Louisa, J. P. Harris, Applegrove.
Henrico, W. J. Lynham, 412 W. Marshall.
Richmond.
East Rockingham, EJ.Carickhoff, Harrisonburg.
LOCAL WARDENS IN WYOMING.
Fremont, Nelson Yarnall, Dubois.
Uinta, {!;?;. F^son, } J ackson "
Carbon, Kirk Dyer, Medicine Bow.
Laramie, Martin Breither, Cheyenne.
LOCAL WARDENS IN TENNESSEE.
Sumner, W. G. Harris, Gallatin.
Stewart, I onn H. Cory, Bear Spring.
Robertson, C.C.Bell, Springfield.
Montgomery, P. W. Humphrey, Clarksville.
Madison, H. T. Rushing, Jackson.
LOCAL WARDENS IN NEBRASKA.
Hall, E. C. Statler, Grand Island
LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Cheshire, S. C. Ellis, Keene.
Sullivan, G. A. Blake, Lempster.
" J. W. Davidson, Charlestown. •
LOCAL WARDENS IN VERMONT.
Rutland, Wm. J. Liddle, Box 281, Fair Haven
Windsor, F. A. Tarbell, U est Bridgewater.
Orleans, E.G.Moulton, Derby Line.
Essex, H. S. Lund, Granby.
LOCAL WARDENS IN ILLINOIS.
Rock Island, D. M. Slottard, 12th Ave and 17th
St., Moline.
Iroquois, J. L. Peacock, Sheldon.
LOCAL WARDENS IN OKLAHOMA.
Kiowa and Comanche Nation,
A.C.Cooper, Ft. Sill.
LOCAL WARDENS IN IOWA.
Clinton, D. L. Pascol, Grand Mound.
Pottawattamie, Dr. C. Engel, Crescent.
LOCAL WARDENS IN WASHINGTON.
Okanogan, James West, Methow.
Stevens Co., Jacob Martin, Newport.
LOCAL WARDENS IN UTAH.
Washington, S. C. Goddard, New Harmony.
" J.A.Thornton, Pinto.
LOCAL WARDENS IN KANSAS.
Ness, Frank Lake, Ransom.
LOCAL CHAPTERS.
Albert Lea, Minn., H. A. Morgan, Rear Warden
Angelica, N. Y„ C. A. Lathrop,
Augusta, Mont., H. Sherman, "
Austin, Minn., G. F. Baird, "
Austin, Pa., W.S.Warner,
Boston, Mass., Capt. W. I. Stone,
Buffalo N.Y., H.C.Gardiner,
Cammal, Pa., B. A. Ovenshire. "
Champaign Co., O, Hy. F. MacCracken
Urbana, "
Charlestown, N. H., W. M. Buswell,
Cheyenne, Wyo., J. Hennessy, "
Choteau, Mont., G. A. Gorham, "
Cincinnati, Ohio, B.W.Morris, "
Coudersport, Pa., 1. L. Murphy,
Cresco, Iowa, J. L. Piatt, "
Davis, W.Va., J. Heltzen,
Dowagiac, Mich., W.F. Hoyt, "
East Mauch Chunk, Pa., E. F. Pry,
Evansville, Ind„ F. M. Gilbert,
Fontanet, Ind„ W. H. Perry,
Ft. Wayne, Ind , W. L. Waltemarth
Great Falls, Mont., T. M. Gaunt,
Heron Lake, Minn., "K. C. Buckeye,
Hollidaysb'g, Pa., T. J. Hemphill
Hookinsville, Ky., Hunter Wood, J
Indianapolis, Ind., Joseph E. Bell,
Terome, Ariz., Dr. L. A. Hawkins,
Tohnsonburg, Pa., W. J. Stebbins,
Kalispell, Mont., Tohn Eakright,
Keene, N. H.. F. P. Beedle,
Kingfisher, Okla., A.C.Ambrose, Rear Warden.
Lake Co., Ind., Dr. R. C. Mackey, "
Lawton, O.T., Marion Miller, ' "
Lincoln, Neb., A.J.Sawyer "
Logansport,Ind., E. B. McConnell, "
Ludington, Mich., G. R. Cartier, "
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dr. J. H. Swartz, "
Minturn, Colo., A.B.Walter,
Morgantown, W. Va., B. S, White,
New Albany, Ind., Dr. J. F. Weathers, "
New Bethlehem, Pa., Isaac Keener, "
Oklahoma City O.T.. N. F. Gates,
Penn Yan, N. Y., Dr. H. R. Phillips,
Phillips, Wis., F. K. Randall,
Princeton, Ind., H.A.Yeager, "
Reynoldsville, Pa., C. F. Hoffman, "
Ridgway, Pa., T.J.Maxwell,
Rochester, N. H, Gustave Andreas, "
N. Y., C. H. McChesney
St. Paul, Minn., O. T. Denny,
St. Thomas, Ont., L.J.Hall,
Schenectady, N. Y., J. W. Furnside. "
Seattle, Wash., M. Kelly,
Syracuse, N. Y., C. C Truesdell,
Terre Haute, Ind., C. F. Thiede, "
The Dalles, Ore., C. B. Cushing,
Walden, N. Y., J. W. Reid,
Wichita, Kas., Gerald Volk,
Winona, Minn., C. M. Morse, "
DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS.
The following firms have agreed to give
members of the L. A. S. a discount of 2
per cent, to 10 per cent, on all goods bought
of them. In ordering please give L. A. S.
number:
Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns.
Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot
guns, rifles.
Gundlach Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic
goods.
Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y .Photographic goods.
James Acheson, Talbot St., St. Thomas, Ontario,
Sporting goods.
LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE.
W. D. Ellis, 136 W. 7 2d street, New York City.
A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington avenue, Passaic, N. J.
Dr. W. A. Valentine, 5 W. 35th street, New York
City.
A. A. Anderson, 6 E. 38th street, New York City.
A. V. Fraser, 478 Greenwich street, New York
City.
E. S. Towne, care National Blank Book Co., Hol-
yoke, Mass.
F. G. Miller, 108 Clinton street, Defiance, Ohio.
Gen. J. F. Pierson, 20 W. 52d street, New York
City.
E. T. Seton, 80 W. 40th street, New York City.
J. H. Seymour, 35 Wall street. New York City.
A. G. Nesbitt, Maple street, Kingston, Pa.
D. C. Beard, 204 Amity street, Flushing, L. I.
C. H. Ferry, 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, 111.
Hon. Levi P. Morton, 681 5th avenue, New York
City.
H. Williams, P. O. Box 156, Butte, Mont
D. B. Fearing, Newport, R. I.
E. H. Dickinson, Moosehead Lake Me.
Lorenzo Blackstone, Norwich, Cor.n.
A. L. Prescott, 90 W. Broadway, New York City.
G. S. Edgell, 192 Broadway, New York City.
W. B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich.
Hon. H. W. Carey,. East Lake, Mich.
George Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla.
Andrew Carnegie, 2nd, Fernandina, Fla.
Morris Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla.
W. L. Underwood, 52 Fulton street, Boston, Mass.
C. E. Butler, Jerome, Ariz.
Mansfield Ferry, 183 Lincoln Park, Boulevard.
Chicago, 111.
Austin Corbin, 192 Broadway, New York City.
J. Stanford Brown, 480 Fifth Ave., New York City.
W. H. Smith, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
E. B. Smith, Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
A. J. McClure, 158 State street. Albany, N. Y.
T. Walter Thompson, Times Bide . New York City.
Clinton Gilbert, 2 Wall St., New York City.
E. J. Hudson, 33 East 35th St., Bavonne, N J.
There are thousands of men in the
United States who should be life mem-
bers. Why don't they join? Will some-
one please take a club and waken them?
FORESTRY.
EDITED BY DR. B. E. FERNOW,
Director of the New York School of Forestry, Cornell University, assisted by Dr. John C. Gifford of the same
institution.
It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it.
PRACTICAL FORESTRY.
Forestry is a word that is becoming
familiar to nearly every reader of news-
papers or magazines, but probably few
people stop to consider its real meaning.
It is a subject claiming more and more
the attention of scientists, sought and
studied in our colleges, and ranking as a
profession with that of the lawyer, physi-
cian and other of the higher orders.
There is nothing new in the forests them-
selves, but the treatment of them is
opening a new avenue of employment for
■hundreds. Neither is it to be- a work
wholly of a scientific nature. It bristles
with practical requirements at every point.
From Mother Earth to the mill, or to
that handsome piece of parlor furniture or
delicately tinted writing paper, bearing the
water mark of "linen" but perhaps only a
few brief days made from the forests, may
be termed a branch of forestry.
To forestry our land owners are giving
an increasing interest, studying how best to
grow, preserve and continue the vast for-
ests of Maine. Only a few years ago the
man who advanced the idea of forestry
was the laughing stock of the old woods-'
man, who allowed "there would be wood
enough as long as man existed." Those
were the days before the great vats and
grinders of the ever increasing pulp mills
had commenced to devour the forests to
an extent that sent out a warning of
alarm.
Soil which is adapted to the growth of
spruce may be as profitable to its owner or
his heirs as that which is wholly suited or
particularly chosen for its crop-bearing
qualities. Rich indeed is the owner of
soil suited to the growth of both crops
and trees. Land that is non-agricultural,
on account of being hilly or rocky, often is
the best soil for the growth of spruce, and
on it trees will grow to merchantable size
in 40 to 50 years. By merchantable size is
meant a tree having a diameter of 12 to 15
inches breast high. The yield is estimated
to be 1,000 to 20,000 feet an acre.
A forest should be crowded when young
to promote upward growth, as a tree that
stands alone grows too much to branches
and does not yield good timber. Much
care should be taken in the cutting of our
forests ; only that timber which is sizeable
and merchantable should be removed. The
smaller should be left to grow, thereby
solving the problem of preserving the for-
ests, but still handling them to a profit.
Only the average growth should be re-
moved from a tract each year.
It has been ascertained that the average
annual growth of the State forests of Sax-
ony, which are nearly all non-agricultural
land, is 225 feet an acre, board measure.
There are 432,300 acres of such forest;
therefore the total annual growth of the
whole forest is 97,200,000 feet, which quan-
tity of timber can annually be cut without
impairing the forests. The forest proper-
ly treated increases rather than diminishes
in value. Saxony, which takes the lead in
forestry, derives a net annual revenue of
$4.50 an acre from her State forests.
France, from 2,100,000 acres of productive
forest, derives a net annual revenue of
$1.91 an acre. Prussia, from 6,000,000 acres
of State forests, has a net annual revenue
of $1.50 an acre. The aggregate of the
State forests of Germany is 10,000,000
acres, from which is derived an annual net
profit of $23,000,000. The forests of Ger-
many support 3,000,000 people.
Prof. Chas. S. Sargent, of the United
States government, says in his report on
the forest trees of North America: "The
condition of the forests of Maine is inter-
esting. They show that forest preserva-
tion is perfectly practicable in the Atlantic
region, at least when the importance of the
forest to the community is permanent.
The existence of the State depends on the
maintenance of the forest. The great for-
ests of pine can not be restored, but the
preservation of the few remnants of these
forests is not impossible. The forests of
Maine, once considered practically ex-
hausted, still yield largely and continuous-
ly, and the public sentiment which has
made possible their protection is the one
hopeful symptom in the whole country
that a change of feeling in regard to for-
est property is gradually taking place. The
experience of Maine shows that where
climatic conditions are favorable to forest
growth, the remnants of the original forest
can be preserved and new forests created,
as soon as the entire community finds for-
est protection essential to its material pros-
perity/'
While practically a new work, consider-
able progress is being made in forestry in
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FORESTRY.
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the United States. Legislative recogni-
tion has been given forestry in 18 States,
but the work has been abandoned in 3,
leaving 15 in which the work is being car-
ried on at present, as follows: Maine,
Connecticut, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan,
Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Carolina, North Da-
kota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin. Over $250,000 is
now annually appropriated by Congress for
forestry purposes. A career for young
American foresters is opening, and there
are several schools where scientific educa-
tion and practice in forestry can be
acquired. Positions in the United States
bureau of forestry opened to trained for-
esters are those of field assistant. These
positions carry a salary of $720 to $1,000 a
year in the beginning, with the payment of
all living and traveling expenses incident
to field work. Field assistants generally
spend about 6 months in the field and the
remainder of the time in the preparation of
the reports in Washington. Individual
corporations and pulp concerns are taking
a greater interest in forestry from year
to year, realizing that in such work lies
the success of their business. Such con-
cerns as the International and Great North-
ern are putting in much work along the
line of forestry.
A branch of forestry that is being given
more attention than formerly is that of
tree planting. Forest planting in Maine
should be practically confined to the land
that, by nature of its roughness or sterility,
is unfit for agricultural purposes. Hilly
and stony lands are usually fit only for the
production of timber, and should be kept
constantly forested. As long as lumber was
cheap and plentiful, no progress could be
made in such planting, but now that it is
becoming- profitable to grow timber, the
otherwise worthless land has begun to re-
ceive attention. Many a worn out farm
may be restored to fertility by growing
forest trees on it for a series of years,
and many Maine farms are better suited
for the production of timber than for any
other purpose.
In his message to Congress, President
Roosevelt said: "Public opinion through-
out the United States has moved steadily
for a just appreciation of the value of
forests, whether planted or of natural
growth. The great part played by them
in the creation and maintenance of the na-
tional wealth is now more fully realized
than ever before. Wise forest protection
does not mean the withdrawal of forest re-
sources, whether of wood, water, or grass,
from contributing their full share to the
welfare of the people, but, on the contrary,
gives the assurance of larger and more
certain supplies. The fundamental idea of
forestry is the perpetuation of forests by
use. Forest production is not an end of it-
self; it is a means to increase and sus-
tain the resources of our country and the
industries which depend on them. The
preservation of our forests is an imperative
business necessity. We have come to see
clearly that whatever destroys the forest,
except to make way for agriculture, threat-
ens our well being."
As an investment forestry is more and
more playing a part in the commercial
world. The capitalist of to-day is look-
ing for a safe place in which to invest his
income, and the purchase of timber lands
is fast becoming one of the popular invest-
ments which is considered safe and sure.
Not many years ago lumber values were
such that priyate persons making a busi-
ness of lumbering could not afford to do
the expensive logging necessary to pre-
serve the forests. To cut only trees about
12 or 15 inches in diameter involves a con-
siderable added expense over cleaning the
ground as they go, and to clean the ground
of tops and other inflammable debris is
still another expense which would put a
business so conducted almost out of com-
petition with that of the ordinary sort.
Lumber is now high enough, however, so
that if the lumbermen will be content with
a nominally lighter annual profit they can
make preservative lumbering pay and feel
that, whatever the sacrifice, it will be more
than compensated for by the increase in
the value of the capital remaining in the
timber. — Report of E. E. Ring, Forest Com-
missioner of Maine.
WOOD LOTS.
In a recent paper entitled "The Use and
Care of the Farm Wood Lot," Charles A.
Davis, instructor in forestry at the Univer-
sity of Michigan, called attention to the fol-
lowing points :
Every farm should have a well estab-
lished wood lot, from, which firewood,
posts, poles and other small timber used
on a farm may be taken as needed. The
wood lot may be on a hill too steep for
cultivation, or any other place which may
not be suitable for the ordinary purposes
of agriculture ; and it may be so located
as to form a windbreak.
After a wood lot has been established it
must be kept in good condition. Not in-
frequently a farmer will so neglect his
wood lot or so misuse it as to cause it to
deteriorate rapidly. Such deterioration is
often due to excessive thinning, to pas-
turing or to constant removal of the better
timber and the. leaving of the poorer trees.
Correct use would exclude cattle and sheep
entirely. The undergrowth should be left
to form a soil cover, which adds to the
moisture-receiving capacity; or young
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trees should be planted which will grow
in the shade and eventually replace the old
growth. Maple, beech, box elder, ash and
many other species are useful for this pur-
pose. In removing trees only the poorest
timber which can be used for the desired
purpose should be taken. This is con-
trary to the general practice in which tall,
straight and vigorous timber is often cut
down for firewood when the less thrifty,
crooked or branchy trees would serve just
as well.
The wood lot should be fenced up to its
border. If a margin of grass land is al-
lowed between the border of the wood and
the fence, the temptation to use the whole
for pasturage may prove too great.
If undesirable kinds of trees are present,
more desirable kinds should be planted,
and as soon as these have been established
the others may be removed. It should,
however, always be remembered that for
firewood poor soft woods often yield in the
aggregate a greater profit than the slower
growing hard woods. Thus poplars and
willows will pay much better in a given
time than the more valuable hickories and
hard maples.
Some species of trees will produce
marketable material, such as poles and
posts, in 15 to 25 years, while timber of
large dimensions will take 40 to 100 years
to grow.
METHODS OF FIGHTING FIRE.
The best method of fighting fire depends
on the location and conditions. The chief
requirement is to fight, by some method,
and to commence as soon as possible after
a fire is discovered. Often a fire which
could have been stopped with little exertion
at first, results in heavy losses as it spreads
almost beyond control.
A favorite and usually successful method
of fighting fires is by trenching around
them. A trench 2 or 3 feet deep should be
dug, care being taken to remove all the old
roots and twigs to stop the progress of the
fire in the ground. Then with plenty of
help the fire can usually be checked by the
time it has burned to the trenches.
Where water is near, good service can
be done by a bucket brigade. Surface fires
can be checked, if not of too much volume,
by beating them out with green branches.
Dirt or sand thrown on fire is one of the
best means of putting it out. Setting back
fires is another way of stopping destruc-
tive fires. The back fire must be allowed
to burn only against the wind and toward
the main fire, so that when the 2 fires
meet they must both go out for lack of
fuel. To prevent back fires from moving
with the wind, they should be started on the
windward side of a road, or clearing, or
some Line which they can be kept from
crossing. Back fires are sometimes driven
beyond control by a change of wind, but
the chief danger from their use is lighting
them at the wrong time or in the wrong
place. Still, there is no other means of
fighting fire so powerful, and none so effec-
tive when rightly used. Fire lines, strips
kept free from inflammable material, are
useful in checking small fires and of great
value as lines of defense in fighting large
ones. — Exchange.
FOREST EXHAUSTION IN SIGHT.
We may as well realize that our efforts to se-
cure a more rational treatment of our forest re-
sources and apply forestry in their management
are not too early, but rather too late; that they
are by no means sufficient; that serious trouble
and inconvenience are in store for us in the not
too distant future; that the blind indifference and
the dallying or amateurish playing with the
problem by Legislatures and officials is fatal.
We can summarize the situation, which justi-
fies the urgent need of the foresters' art in the
United States, from the point of view of supplies,
as follows:
The consumption of forest supplies, larger than
in any other country in the world, promises not
only to increase with the natural increase of the
population, but in excess of this increase per
capita, similar to that of other civilized industrial
nations, annually at a rate of not less than 3 to
5 per cent.
The most sanguine estimate of timber standing
predicates an exhaustion of supplies in less than
30 years if this rate of consumption continues, and
of the most important coniferous supplies in a
much shorter time.
The conditions for continued imports from our
neighbor, Canada, practically the only country
having accessible supplies such as we need, are not
reassuring, and may not be expected to lengthen
the natural supplies appreciably.
The reproduction of new supplies on the exist-
ing forest area could under proper management
be made to supply the legitimate requirements for a
long time; but fires destroy the young growth
over large areas, and where production is allowed
to develop, in the mixed forest at least, owing
to culling processes which remove the valuable
kinds and leave the weed trees, these latter re-
produce in preference.
The attempts at systematic silviculture, that is,
the growing of new crops, are, so far, infinitesi-
mal, compared with the needs.
B. E. Fernow, in the Forestry Quarterly.
FOREST EXPERIMENT STATION.
The Bureau of Forestry of the United States
Department of Agriculture has established a per-
manent forest experiment station at the University
of California. Dr. W. K. Hatt, recently called
from the chair of applied science in Purdue Uni-
versity to serve as civil engineer in the Bureau
of Forestry, has gone from Washington to organ-
ize the station. The resources of the civil engi-
neering laboratory of the university have been
placed at his disposal. A civil engineer who will
go from Washington to take charge of the work,
and his student assistants, will be continuously
engaged hereafter in commercial and scientific
investigations as to California woods. San Fran-
cisco lumber dealers have offered to supply all
the timber needed. Laboratory investigations will
be conducted as to the strength of various Cali-
fornia timbers, the effects on timbers of wet and
dry weather, of heat and cold, elasticity and dura-
bility, preservative methods, ways of seasoning,
arid the like. The results secured at this station
will be made available for general use by publica-
tion as bulletins of the Bureau of Forestry. —
Forestry and Irrigation.
PURE AND IMPURE FOODS.
" What a Man Eats He Is."
Edited by C. F. Langworthy, Ph.D.
Author of " On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids," " Fish as Food,'' etc.
CHEESE IN SMALL SIZES.
As chemical analysis and the experience
of users show, cheese is one of the most
wholesome and nutritions foods. Cheddar,
full cream, Swiss and similar kinds of
cheese contain on an average S3 per cent,
water, 27 per cent protein, 34 per cent, fat,
2 per cent, carbohydrates and 4 per cent,
ash, the fuel value being about 2,000 calo-
ries a pound. Such cheese as cottage and
Neufchatel, which are made from sour
milk, are eaten fresh and moist. They con-
tain some 60 per cent, water. The protein
content is not far from 20 per cent, and the
carbohydrate and ash content are much the
same as in the sorts mentioned. If made
of skim milk, the fat content is low, aver-
aging about one per cent. If the cream is
included, the fat content is about the same
as in other cheese. Depending on whether
cream is or is not present, the fuel value
ranges from 500 to 1,500 calories a pound.
It will be seen that cheese, especially such
sorts as Cheddar, full cream, etc., contains
large percentages of protein and fat, to-
gether with small quantities of carbohy-
drates and ash. In other words, cheese
supplies fairly large quantities of both ni-
trogenous material and energy in propor-
tion to its bulk. Notwithstanding its high
food value, cheese is apparently eaten much
less in this country than in some regions
of Europe. According to statistics gath-
ered by the Storrs Connecticut Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, cheese furnishes
only 0.4 per cent, of the total food, 1.6 per
cent, of the total protein and 1.6 per cent,
of the total fat in the average American
diet. The cheese most commonly eaten is
like the English cheddar, and is known by
that name or as factory cheese. The thor-
oughness with which this kind of cheese
is digested by man was recently studied by
H. Snyder at the Minnesota Station. He
found that when a fairly large quantity was
eaten with a ration of bread and milk, 93
per cent, of the protein and 95 per cent,
of the fat of the cheese were digested, the
available energy being 93 per cent. Arti-
ficial digestion experiments showed that the
pancreas ferment had much more effect on
cheese than the peptic, indicating that it
is digested in the intestines rather than in
the stomach. According to Professor Sny-
der, "this is probably thfe reason why cheese
is characterized as a hearty food, and fre-
quently causes digestive troubles when
eaten. In such cases the quantity of cheese
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consumed should be reduced to correspond
with the digestive capacity of the indi-
vidual."
In order to promote the manufacture of
various kinds of cheese in this country,
it is desirable to encourage greater con-
sumption and thus increase the demand.
Many believe that marketing cheese in
more convenient and attractive forms
would increase the consumption of this
valuable food product. More attention is
given to this matter in the case of butter
than in the case of cheese. Some of the
higher priced sorts are marketed in small
packages and jars, but the bulk of the
cheese consumed is still undoubtedly mar-
keted in large sizes, which are cut into
slices and sold by the pound. Such slices
do not keep well, since the freshly cut sur-
face exposed to the air is large in propor-
tion to the weight. E. H. Farrington, of
the Wisconsin Station, has reported the re-
sults of experiments on the manufacture
of cheese in small sizes, the form chosen
being suggested by the pound prints of but-
ter which have proved so successful. The
cheddar cheese experimented with was
made by the usual process, the only modi-
fication being in the pressing. The curd
was placed in a mold, or hoop, of rectan-
gular shape, the bottom or "follower" of
which was a carved board divided into a
number of sections, each of which corre-
sponded to a half-pound print of cheese.
Two sections would, of course, represent a
pound. The form of the prints is deter-
mined by the carving of the board, which
may be of any size or design to suit any
particular market. The sections can be
readily cut apart when sold by the retailer.
In the experiments at the University of
Wisconsin the letters U W were stamped
on each section of cheese. The thickness
of the block of cheese is, of course, regu-
lated by the quantity of curd put into the
mold each time. The Wisconsin blocks of
cheese averaged nearly 15 pounds in weight
and were each divided into 15 prints. The
dimensions of each block of cheese were
IT -5 by 13-25 by 2.5 inches, each print being
2.5 by 4.25 inches.
No difficulty was experienced in curing
the cheeses in the same ways as are fol-
lowed with cheddar. The bottom and sides
should be greased and the cheese turned
occasionally, although it should not rest
on the printed surface a long time. By ex-
ercising a little care in handling these
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cheeses during the curing process, accord-
ing to Professor Farrington, they can be
kept clean and attractive in apppearance,
and if well made from good milk will de-
velop an acceptable flavor that, together
with the trade-mark branded into each
pound, will be helpful in protecting the
reputation of any given make of cheese.
FRENCH PATE DE FOIS GRAS.
The statement has been made that in the
high priced French pate de foie gras ex-
ported to the United States "the traditional
diseased livers have been replaced by beef
and pork." Discussing these subjects, the
American Consul at Bordeaux, Albion W.
Tourgee, says :
"It is hardly correct, at the outset, to
refer to foie gras, as it is produced in
Southern France, at least, as diseased. A
fatted goose liver is no more diseased than
the meat of an overfed hog. Both are ab-
normal and in that sense might be regard-
ed as the product of unsanitary conditions.
The goose may for a time be confined by a
tether a yard or so in length, fastened to a
stake, beside which it waits with the health-
iest appetite for its frequently supplied
portion of American corn meal, which is
the food chiefly relied on for fattening. In
fact, the increased importation of American
maize during the past quarter of a century
has been a chief stimulus to the trade in
foie gras. The goose is not encouraged to
take too much exercise, any more than any
other fattening animal. It is not fed for its
health, but to incline it to take on fat. The
result of this is to greatly enlarge the liver,
which is the most valuable part of the car-
cass. Those who have seen the prize hog,
almost unable to stand erect, and kept from
actual melting of its superabundant flesh
only by frequent use of the hose, will read-
ily perceive that if too much fat is a dis-
ease there are other forms of abnormal de-
velopment just as objectionable as the
much prized goose liver.
"Foie gras d'oie, the fat goose liver, is
prepared for use and export here in sev-
eral forms : Foie gras nature! ; pates de
foie gras; and puree de foie gras. The
foie gras naturel is simply the cooked liver
served without any form of sauce or sea-
soning except the fat or oil of the liver it-
self. t The pate de foie gras of commerce
consists of the cooked liver packed in tin
boxes of a standard size, which the liver is
roughly cut to fit. The space not occupied
by the liver is filled with the trimmings of
the liver or with pork, finely hashed and
pressed in. Over this is poured the melt-
ed fat, sometimes of the liver and some-
times beef suet. The pieces of liver clipped
off in this process of fitting the cooked liver
to the box are used with other hashed
meats and flavoring matters like truffles in
preparing what is known in commerce as
puree de foie gras.
"The practice of using suet instead of
the natural fat of the goose liver, as a sup-
port or matrix by which the interstices
between the liver and the box are filled,
is not so wholly reprehensible as might at
first appear, since it has certain good rea-
sons, or at least excuses. In the first place,
the suet and the somewhat firmer meat
packed about the liver prevent the latter
from being broken by sliding about in
the box, as it is likely to do on long jour-
neys when only the thin oil of the liver is
used. Another fact which shippers have
learned by costly experience is that the
pure fat of the goose is much more likely
than beef suet to become rancid when used
as the sole pack of the foie. It is also
claimed that the strong greenish fat of the
goose is sometimes repulsive to persons of
weak stomach; and that Americans, who
are especially opposed to what they term
'messy dishes,' are unreasonably opposed to
pates made with the pure goose fat. The
modifications described are prepared simply
to reconcile the perverted American taste
to the foreign dainty. Though the primal
purpose of the change of material was no
doubt to reduce the cost of production, the
result is said not only to be a reduction
m price to the consumer, but to give him
an _ opportunity to select the form of this
delicacy he may prefer. Some people great-
ly prefer the sorts which have the foie nat-
urel with the supporting pate made of oth-
er hashed meats and the more wholesome
appearing and less highly flavored suet.
"Instead of being a harmful or depreci-
able adulteration of a well known product,
it is claimed this is a modification not only
harmless, but of a character essential to its
preservation and adaptation to the popular
taste of the majority of the American peo-
ple. At all events, it does not seem exact-
ly fair that firms which have made entirely
healthful products should be rated by name
among those engaged in making and selling
adulterated food. At least one well known
shipper manufactures all kinds of foie gras
known to commerce, leaving to his custom-
ers the choice of those best suited to their
particular trade. All are good and all their
components absolutely wholesome, as he
declares, some being better adapted for
one taste and some for others.."
I can not eat them," said the belle,
looking nervously at the dainty entree of
frogs' legs.
"Why not? They're all right."
"Oh, they look like breaded chorus
girls."
BOOK NOTICES.
THE CARIBOU.
The 7th Annual Report of the New York
Zoological Society contains an interesting
and important paper by Mr. Madison Grant,
Secretary of the Society, on the caribou
species of North America.
In view of the recent discoveries in North-
western North America, and elsewhere, of
a new species of caribou, Mr. Grant's paper
is timely and valuable. Without entering
on technical descriptions of the characters
of the various species that have been de-
scribed up to date, the author sets forth
clearly and distinctly the 2 great groups of
caribou, the barren ground and the wood-
land ; and by means of an admirable map
illustrates the areas occupied by each and
the type locality of each species thus far
described. Eastward of the dividing line be-
tween Alberta and Assiniboia, the woodland
caribou does not range North of the 59th
parallel. Westward of that region, how-
ever, the mountain caribou, Osborn's cari-
bou, and possibly others, range from North-
ern Idaho Northwestward, nearly to the
Copper river, Alaska. On the Kenai pen-
insula occurs Stone's caribou, and on the
Alaska peninsula, Grant's caribou, both of
which belong to the barren ground group.
The latest accession to the ranks of caribou
species is Peary's caribou, from Ellsmere
Land.
The number of species accredited to the
barren ground group are 5, and to the
woodland 4; but the author does not vouch
for the permanency of all these forms.
The illustrations contained in this paper
constitute a feature of great interest. The
10 plates of full length figures show some
exceptionally choice subjects; while the 20
plates which illustrate the antlers of 8 spe-
cies constitute a collection which every nat-
uralist and sportsman will value.
In dealing with the caribou of North
America, as a whole, Mr. Grant handles his
subject with commendable judgment and
breadth of view. He is careful to avoid
conclusions that are not based on grounds
absolutely unassailable, but wisely leaves
to the future the determination of certain
vexed questions which can not be settled
until much mOre material has been secured
and made available.
It is difficult to say too much in praise
of such papers as this, popular in form, but
scientifically exact, and replete with just
such information as every lover of wild ani-
mal life will appreciate and value.
Copies of "The Caribou," bound as a
separate pamphlet, can be obtained of the
New York Zoological Society, No. 11 Wall
street, New York city, at 40 cents each.
None are available for gratuitous distribu-
tion.
LKARN THE PLANTS.
"Our Northern Shrubs" is the title of a
book written by Harriet L. Keeler, and pub-
lished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York. It is planned on the same lines as
"Native Trees," which is also the work of
Miss Keeler. The purpose of the present
volume is to supply a complete guide to the
shrubs of the Northern States, by the aid
of which any one of them may be identified,
and its habits learned. Nearly all the
shrubs which grow in this region are il-
lustrated in this book, either from photo-
graphs or from careful and accurate pen-
drawings. The photographic reproductions
are especially clear, and the reader may
identify many a shrub by a simple glance
at one of these pictures without looking
at the caption. Most of the subjects are
shown in bloom, and some of them in the
seed or fruit stage as well. The descrip-
tions are of popular nature, so they may be
readily understood by the amateur nature
lover as well as by the trained botanist.
Every man, woman and child who fre-
quents the woods or the fields should have
a copy of this book. It sells at $2 net and
may be had through any book dealer.
Among the most delightful of the sum-
mer novelettes is "The Fighting Chance,"
by Gertrude Lynch. This story first ap-
peared in The Smart Set, a year ago, and
the publishers have thought it worthy of
reproduction in book form. It is the story
of a beautiful and unscrupulous girl who
is intent on marriage and has 3 days
in which to attain it. Miss Lynch's style
is witty and epigrammatic, and the story
flows lightly and gracefully to its conclu-
sion, leaving the reader indisposed to quar-
rel with the outcome. Miss Lynch's in-
terest is chiefly psychological and her
point of view satirical. Her men and wo-
men flit easily through the realms of young
love, holy matrimony and divorce, without
unseemly evidence of emotion, and make
charmingly attractive summer companions
in a far too vigorous world. "The Fighting
Chance" is published by the Smart Set
Publishing Co., New York and London.
$s
"Florida Fancies," by F. R. Swift, is a
most attractive and charmingly illustrated
account of a 6 months' cruise through
Florida waters in a naphtha launch. Mr.
Swift is a thorough sportsman and has a
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keen sense of humor. From New Yor2,
up the wild, weird windings of the Ockla-
wah river and out into Gum swamp, there
is not a dull page in the book. Shooting
ducks, geese, snipe, and quails ; hunting
deer ; fishing ; and spearing alligaitors make
lively work, of which Mr. Swift writes de-
lightfully.
"Jack Stanley, a Romance of the Cuban
War," is a second story in the book ; a
tragic love story which will strike a sympa-
thetic chord in many a heart.
"Florida Fancies" is published by G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York and London.
H. W. Kerr, of Little Sioux, la., has
written a book entitled "Quailology,"
which deals exhaustively with the question
of domesticating and propagating the quail.
It treats not only of Bob White, but of the
entire quail family as represented in Amer-
ica, and with at least 2 European species.
The pamphlet is handsomely illustrated
with photgraphs, several of them from live
birds, and others from mounted speci-
mens. Some of these photographs are
printed in tinted inks and all on heavy
coated paper, so that the best possible re-
sults are secured.
The book sells at $1 a copy and can be
had by addressing the author as above.
"People of the Whirlpool" is a story
concerning phases of social life in
Manhattan as seen by the eyes of a pro-
vincial and contrasted with the sweetly
domestic country life which the writer
represents as her own. The name of the
author is withheld, which is an inexpen-
sive way of advertising a former book by
the same. The present volume exploits
the humble virtues, now so fashionable, of
which, ^owever, the provincial family seem
to have a somewhat fatiguing monopoly.
Published by the Macmillan Company,
New York and London; price $1.50.
"The Witchery of Sleep," compiled by
Mr. Willard Moyer, is a new and de-
lightful book on the subject of sleep and
its relation to human life, together with its
moods, its mysteries, its sentiment, and all
its accessories thereto. It is in royal oc-
tavo, 225 pages, profusely illustrated with
line engravings and 40 inserts in 2 colors,
antique deckle edges, gilt tops, old' English
style, bound in art cloth and stamped in
gold and color. The price is $2, and the
book is for sale by all booksellers, or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by the publish-
ers, Ostermoor & Company, 114 Elizabeth
street, New York.
Hon. W. F. Scott, Fish and Gamr,
Warden of Montana, has printed the game
laws of that State in a neat little pamphlet
of convenient size for carrying in one's
pocket. It would be well for every sports-
man in that State, or who intends to hunt
in that State at any time, to have a copy
of these laws for reference, and same can
be had, free of charge, by writing Mr.
Scott at Helena.
"Man Overboard" is a short story by
Marion Crawford, which deals wit.li the
supernatural. In his usual virile and effec-
tive way Mr. Crawford mingles the salt
breezes of the sea with chill, hair-lifting
draughts that come no one may say whence.
The story is not important but will make
good summer reading. Published by The
Macmillan Co., New York and London ;
price 50 cents.
"Methods of Estimating and Measuring
Standing Timber," by A. Knechtel, B.S.,
F.E., has been issued in pamphlet form as
a reprint from the 6th Annual Report of
the Forest, Fish and Game Commission of
the State of New York. This is the best
if not the only publication devoted entirely
to this subject which has yet appeared in
the English language.
Why do you not publish Recreation
twice a month, and put the price up to $2?
It's a long time to keep a man waiting, a
whole month. When I get mine, they can
not get me to my meals until I have looked
it over. There and then I fill my old pipe
and get my easy chair by the fire, and am
lost to the world until I have given it a
good overhauling.
A. F. Chase, Dorchester, Mass.
"Do you call yourself a poet or a versi-
fier?"
"Well, when the editor uses one of my
effusions to light his pipe with I suppose
it's a case of verse afire." — Philadelphia
Record.
I have been a reader and admirer of your
magazine for some time. Am particularly
pleased with the articles in regard to the
porkers who do not know how to stop
when they have enough.
H. H. Humphrey, Sisseton, S. D.
There was once in Kentucky a colonel
Who a jug kept for jagging noctolonel.
When one night his fair daughter
Plugged the jug chuck with waughter,
He kicked up a row most infolonel.
Recreation is the best publication of
its kind I ever saw.
Chas. A. Lindstedt, Des Moines, la.
PUBLISHER'S NOTES.
YOUR VACATION IN COLORADO.
Colorado is an ideal place to spend a
summer vacation. It has been brought
nearer the East by the fast train service of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road, only one night on the road from
Chicago or St. Louis to Denver.
The fare during the summer is only
about one-half the regular fare, and on cer-
tain days less than half.
Colorado has hundreds of moderate
priced hotels and boarding houses, more
perhaps than any other summer resort
country. The prices range from $8 a week
upward.
Nowhere can such a glorious combina-
tion of climate and scenery be found as in
Colorado. The air invigorates, strengthens,
revives; it is Nature's own tonic. All the
outdoor sports that can be enjoyed any-
where are possible in Colorado. There are
many golf courses and 'the finest kind of
trout fishing.
Consider these facts carefully and write
me for a copy of the Burlington's "Hand-
book of Colorado." It does not attempt a
description of Colorado's charms, but it
does tell facts about 200 or more hotels and
boarding houses ; shows the location, how
reached, name and address of proprietor,
rates by the week and month, principal at-
tractions, etc. No charge for a copy. Will
be glad to send copies to your friends.
P. S. Eustis,
209 Adams Street, Chicago, 111.
Its tone is rich and mellow, and well suited
for orchestral work, as well as instrumental.
Al. Givers,
Leader Endicott Hotel Orchestra.
HAVE WINGS AND FLY HIGH.
New York.
Messrs. Wing & Son:
For the past 5 years I have been using
one of your pianos in the Kingston hotel,
and am so satisfied with the instrument that
I feel obliged to write you on the subject.
To anyone in need of a first class piano my
advice is to buy a Wing.
G. C. Howe, proprietor.
New York.
Messrs, Wing & Son:
It is with pleasure that I testify to the
great merits of your celebrated piano. The
instrumental attachments are perfect, and
the tone is mellow and lasting. Your piano
can stand on its own merits and needs no
recommendation.
Geo. W. Sweeney,
Proprietor Victoria Hotel.
New York.
Messrs. Wing & Son:
Dear Sirs :
I cheerfully recommend the Wing piano.
TWO TO FIFTEEN DAYS' PLEASURE TOURS.
To meet the demand for information
concerning tours to the Adirondack Moun-
tains, Thousand Islands, Niagara Falls, the
St. Lawrence River, the Saguenay, Lake
Champlain, Lake George, the Green Moun-
tains, etc., that can be made in 2 to 15
clays, the New York Central has reissued
"Four Track Series" No. 8, entitled "Two
to Fifteen Days' Pleasure Tours."
This publication is a booklet of 80 pages,
and gives itineraries and fares to all of the
above resorts, and, in addition, just the
information necessary to the tourist in ar
ranging a trip.
Contained in the booklet are 2,7 maps of
the various routes that enable the prospec-
tive traveler to know before starting on
his journey just what territory he will
cover.
The book is embellished with attractive
half tone engravings, and should be in the
hands of every one contemplating a sum-
mer trip. It will be sent free, postpaid,
on receipt of a 2 cent stamp, by George H.'
Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station, New York.
The latest patent and improved canvas
folding boat on the market is that made
by The Life Saving Folding Canvas Boat
Co., of Kalamazoo, Mich. This boat has a
steel frame, is puncture proof, has no bolts
to remove, and it folds the most compactly
of any boat made. Here is what 2 buyers
say of it :
Dear Sirs:
We are much pleased with the new idea
of your patent boat lining and keel. It
does away with the objectionable feature
of the old style boat, that ugly looking keel
rising 4 inches or more in the middle of
the boat. Your flat keel is the crowning
feature of the best all around boat ever
built. Respectfully yours,
Horace & Roberts,
Nashville, Tenn.
An illustrated circular, giving prices and
descriptions and showing cuts of the dif-
ferent models, will be mailed free on ap-
plication to the makers. See their ad on
page liv of this issue. Please mention
Recreation.
67
68
RECREATION.
The Graphol Chemical Company, of 90
William street, New York city, have lately
brought into the market preparations of
surprising simplicity for sensitizing various
materials. Their Graphol blue produces
beautiful pictures on stationery, envelopes,
linen, silk, white canvas, glass transparen-
cies, etc. Their Graphol brown can be ap-
plied to the same materials, also to wood,
making pictures on wood similar to burnt-
wood effects. The method of printing is so
simple that every amateur will wish to have
these preparations in his outfit.
The Graphol blue, as well as the Graphol
brown, comes in powder form, and any part
of these powders, when diluted in water,
in proportions stated in the directions, can
be used. These powders, if protected from
light, keep their photographic qualities, and
there is no waste connected with them.
Read the ad of these goods in this issue,
and write the manufacturers for further in-
formation. Please do not fail to mention
Recreation.
In writing for the book please mention
Recreation.
"The Complete Campers' Manual" is
more fascinating than a novel, and as full
of information as a dictionary. The man-
ual is written and published by Buzzacott,
the famous authority on everything per-
taining to camp life. In it he tells how
to outfit for every possible emergency of
camp life, and how to improvize conve-
niences and comforts from materials at
hand, if lacking a regular equipment. He
also tells what not to do, which is often
most important. The marvelously ingeni-
ous devices he describes are illustrated,
and the book is a lure to win the most in-
different to have a try at camp life, while
the experienced camper can find new ideas
in the Manual that will be worth many
dollars to him. A copy of this invaluable
book will be sent free to each reader of
Recreation who will write Buzzacott, Ra-
cine, Wis., and mention Recreation.
-Yawman & Erbe, Rochester, N. Y., have
issued a new catalogue of their fishing
reels which contains a lot of excellent illus-
trations of the automatic reel and oi the
methods of using it. By examining this
pamphlet you will .learn exactly how it is
that the little finger does it, leaving your
left hand free for hanging on trees, the
bank, or for handling your pipe or what-
ever else you may have use for it to do.
The book is as full of information as a
hickory nut is of meat, and every angler
should have a copy.
Yawman & Erbe are in the field again
with an offer of 5 cash prizes for the largest
fishes taken with their reels during the
present season. Two of these prizes, $15
each, are offered to boys and girls under
16 years of age.
"Hints to Tourists" is the name of a
new and most attractive booklet issued by
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Com-
pany, to answer the vacation questions,
Where Shall I Go? How Get There.' 1
What Will It Cost? The booklet gives in-
formation in regard to shooting, fishing
and camping resorts in the beautiful lake
and forest regions of Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Montana, Illinois, Iowa and
the Dakotas. This information includes a
map of the C. & N. W. Ry., rates of trans-
portation, connections, lists of hotels and
boarding houses, kinds of game and fish to
be found at each resort, and practically all
the data a tourist can need to aid him in
planning his vacation. Besides, it is beau-
tifully illustrated.
Write for a copy of "Hints to Tourists,"
and please say you saw it mentioned in
Recreation.
The Old Hickory Chair Co., of Martins-
ville, Ind., is making a sectional metal boat
that bids fair to become popular among
sportsmen as soon as a few of the boats are
distributed. This company has established
an enviable reputation for good work
through the medium of the old hickory fur-
niture of which they have sold great quan-
tities during the past few years. W T e are
using a lot of their rocking chairs, dining
chairs, etc., at the Mashipacong Club, and
I have never seen better work or better ma-
terial employed in any such work than in
this furniture. It is fair to assume that the
boats will be made with the same care and
in the same thorough manner as the furni-
ture, and sportsmen may therefore feel per-
fectly safe in ordering these sectional boats.
Write for descriptive circular and mention
Recreation.
To keep 7 playhouses open all summer,
and all under one management, is a task
few theatrical impresarios attempt in these
days. F. F. Proctor is a notable exam-
ple of the type of manager who bei:eves in
doing things that the majority of his con-
freres fight shy of. Mr. Proctor, announ-
ces, for instance, that not one of his 7 play-
houses will close its doors this summer,
and his staff are already hard at work
making the necessary preparations for a
hot weather campaign. These preparations
include laying in a stock of 20,000 big palm
leaf fans ; covering the plush chairs with
cool, smooth linen covers ; overhauling the
ventilating system of each house; replacing
the winter draperies with light and airy
stuffs, and a score of other details like
these.
PUBLISHER'S NOTES.
69
The passenger traffic department of the
Canadian Pacific railway has issued its
year book, entiJed "Fishing and Shooting
on the Line of the C. P. R." The present
volume is fully up to the standard of its
predecessors in the great fund of valuable
detailed information it gives as to where to
find the various species of game and fish in
the Canadian Pacific country. The book is
handsomely illustrated, contains synopses
of the game laws of all the Canadian Prov-
inces, maps, names of local agents of the
C. P. R., and much other matter of vital
interest to sportsmen who intend to visit
that country. Write Robert Kerr, Traffic
Manager of the C. P. R., Montreal, and
mention Recreation.
The frequent need of a good portable
boat is apparent to every sportsman. This
need is fully met by the King folding can-
vas boat. It is strong, serviceable, equal
in every respect to a well built wooden
pleasure boat, but it can be easily and
quickly folded and as easily set up again.
It is perfectly safe for women and chil-
dren as well as for men, and it does not
require an outlay every year to make it
ready for use.
The manufacturers issue a handsome cat-
alogue illustrating the many models of
these folding boats and giving full informa-
tion about them. Write for a copy of the
catalogue and please mention Recreation.
The Century Camera Company, of
Rochester, New York, is putting on the
market a new Curtain Slide Shutter which
is attracting much attention among photo-
graphers. It is especially adapted for tak-
ing subjects in motion or requiring, for any
reason, particularly short exposures. It
should prove invaluable to amateurs who
wish to secure choice photographs of birds
and animals. The many readers of Rec-
reation who are interested in such work
should write for descriptive circular and
speed table. In doing so please say you
saw the shutter mentioned in Recreation.
Louisville, Ky.
The Luther Glove Co.,
Berlin, Wis.
Dear Sirs :
The gloves reached me safe, and fit me
perfectly. They are most excellent, and
I thank you for them; also Recreation's
generous editor, Mr. G. O. Shields, for
making it possible for me to earn them.
I shall not fail to tell my friends how I
got and who makes the gloves.
Yours respectfully,
Dr. E. D. Jackson.
way, New Voik, has put on the market a
neat and handy device for filling foun-
tain pens which is sure to prove popular.
It does away with all the annoyance to
which users of these pens have been sub-
jected in the past, and makes the task a
brief, simple and pleasant one. Read the
ad of the company in this issue of Recrea-
tion and send for one of the instruments.
Please mention Recreation.
Maher & Grosh Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Dear Sirs : I have used many kinds of
German, English and American razors, but
your No. 3 Barbers' razor puts them all in
the shade. Shaving with most razors is
more^pr less of a discomfort, but with the
No. 3 it is a luxury. Please send me an-
other razor like it, for which I enclose
$1.25.
J. Bebb, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Every angler who values time or comfort
should write J. M. Kenyon & Co. for a
copy of their little book describing the Fisk
aerating minnow pail. This clever con-
trivance is bound to save a lot of hard
work, a great deal of waste and much bad
language. The book tells you all about it.
In writing please mention Recreation.
Messrs. Spratts Patent furnished the out-
fit for the Ladies' Kennel Association's
Show at Hempstead, L. I. This was the
first open air show of the season. The en-
tries were numerous. The benching, feed-
ing and fitting up of the exhibition were
entirely under the charge of Messrs. Spratts
Patent.
The Ideal Mfg. Co., of New Haven,
Conn., has made up and put on the market
another new bullet, number 429239. A cir-
cular, giving full information regarding it,
may be had by addressing the company, as
above.
Recreation is one of the best magazines
I have ever read.
Harry E. Maybee, Laclede, Mo.
Recreation is the best paper out for
sportsmen.
Kenneth Townshend, Amherst, N. S.
Recreation is exceedingly popular here.
Rev. G. D. Bayne, Pembroke, Ont.
Recreation can not be outdone.
C. F. Shattuck, Worthington, Minn.
The Beekman Novelty Co., 317 Broad-
I dearly love Recreation.
C. B. Paul, M.D., Des Moines, Iowa.
EDITOR'S CORNER.
HANSON IS ON THE WARPATH.
Mr. G. O. Shields, New York,
Dear Sir — Mr. Hanson, of Worcester,
has placed in my hands a claim against
you for damage done him by an article ap-
pearing in your magazine, April, 1903,
issue. I have found that this article was
inspired by malice and with a purpose to
injure Mr. Hanson. Unless this matter is
adjusted forthwith I am instructed by Mr.
Hanson to bring suit in the premises.
Chas. O. Engstrom.
Mr. C. O. Engstrom, Boston, Mass.,
Dear Sir — If you have learned that my
criticism of S. E. Hanson was inspired by
malice, you know more about me than I
know about myself. I never saw the man
and never heard of him until this matter
came up, and you will certainly claim in
court, if the matter should go so far, that
he has done nothing in this connection to
excite my anger.
For 8 years past I have been criticising
and rebuking men who slaughter game and
fish, and I can show you hundreds of arti-
cles in Recreation equally as severe as the
one relating to Mr. Hanson. I have been
actuated in all these cases simply by my
deep interest in the subject of game and
fish protection. I consider that in taking so
large a number of fish at one time and
place, and in the manner described, and
then in publishing this exploit as credit-
able, Hanson showed an utter lack of the
true spirit of sportsmanship and made him-
self what is known throughout the entire
country to-day as a fish hog. Such slaugh-
ter, if indulged in by fishermen generally
and countenanced by the public, would soon
result in the destruction of the entire fish
supply of this country, and thus work an
irreparable damage to the community. As
the president of the League of American
Sportsmen, and as the editor of a magazine
devoted to shooting, fishing and nature
study, I deem it not only my right, but my
duty to characterize such conduct as that
of Hanson in a way to arouse public sen-
timent against it, and I insist that my
criticism of Mr. Hanson was made without
malice and entirely within legitimate
bounds. It is not, therefore, subject to the
action you propose bringing.
It may interest you to know that my
efforts in this direction have proven gener-
ally successful. I have on file thousands
of letters from men who say frankly that
they have been game or fish hogs all their
lives and never stopped to think of the
harm they were doing until I inaugurated
this warfare against such work, and that
they have now reformed; that they quit
when they get enough and advise then-
friends to do likewise. If after consider-
ing this matter from my point of view,
you still persist in bringing an action
against me, I can not, of course, prevent
vou from doing so.
G. O. Shields.
THE ODELL GOLD STORAGE LAW.
Governor Odell has already had several
opportunities to see how gloriously his cold
storage game law is working. The Arctic
Freezing Co., against which an action has
been pending some 2 years for having had
over 50,000 birds in possession, in violation
of law, has again been investigated by a
State game warden, who found in the pos-
session of this company more than 10,000
ducks, snipe and plover that had been
placed in cold storage without bonding and
sealing as provided by law.
The manager of a cold storage plant in
Jersey City came to me a few days ago
and asked me if he would be allowed to
keep game in cold storage in that State in
close season. I told him he would cer-
tainly be subject to arrest and punishment
if any game were found in his place after
the close of the legal selling season. He
explained that a New York game dealer
had asked him to accept several barrels of
ducks which he had in possession at that
time," explaining that he did not care to
store them on this side of the Hudson be-
cause of the law which required that game
held in storage here in close season should
be bonded and sealed. Every man who
has had anything to do with the enforce-
ment of the game laws in this city knew
when the Odell cold storage bill was passed
that it would be violated, and this is being
done. It would be interesting to see a list
from the State game and fish commission
of the names and addresses of dealers who
have complied with the bonding law by
placing game in cold storage under bond.
Will not the governor have such a state-
ment published?
I find by consulting the files of Recrea-
tion that, up to and including the June
issue, 876 men and women have been re-
buked for slaughtering game, song birds
or fish. I deeply regret the necessity of
saying "and women," but must tell the
truth.
Therefore, beginning with this, the July
issue, each man and each woman who may
come into the pen in future will be given a
serial number.
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RECREATION.
7i
We Go
to Bohemia
for Hops
We send our own buyers
there every year to get the best
that are grown, and we pay for
them twice what common hops
cost.
A partner in our business buys
our barley, and selects the best
from all.
We get our water from six
wells, bored to rock.
Our yeast is all developed
from the original mother cells
which helped make Schlitz Beer
famous.
We even
filter air
All the air that touches Schlitz
Beer comes to it through air filters.
And the beer itself is filtered
through white wood pulp,
Then we age it for months,
until it cannot cause biliousness.
We sterilize every bottle,
Yet Schlitz Beer
costs only
common beer
prices
Ask for the brewery bottling,.
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RECREATION.
THEY STILL REMIND PETERS.
Binghamton, N. Y.
The Peters Cartridge Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio:
Dear Sirs: — I have been reading your
troubles in Recreation and fail to see that
Mr. Shields has done anything injurious to
you. It looks to me as if you were in
your own light, and going wrong. I have
used your ammunition for years and find it
good but had trouble with shells in the
Winchester repeater, the same as men-
tioned in the article to which you object,
though I never took the trouble to tell
of them through the press. I think it a
personal affair between you and every
sportsman. I believe the sportsmen will
stand by the editor of Recreation, and that
the sale of your goods will decrease if you
do not advertise in that magazine. I spend
one to 4 months in the game fields as guide
and game protector, always dictating the
kind of ammunition to be used, besides
using large quantities myself.
Last fall, while in the Adirondack moun-
tains with a party of 4, I had trouble with
some U. M. C. shells, and wrote the firm
about it. They at once remedied the
trouble and sent me, express prepaid, some
of the improved make. Perhaps it would
have been well for the man who had trouble
with your goods to have written you per-
sonally instead of doing as he did ; but I
hope and trust you will reconsider, drop
your ill feeling towards the editor of Rec-
reation, and continue doing 'business in a
businesslike manner.
R. R. Mathewson.
San Antonio, Texas.
The Peters Cartridge Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio:
Dear Sirs: — In Recreation for May, I
note an article wherein you claim you have
a grievance. I do not think you have, and
think you have acted unwisely in ordering
your ad discontinued. If Mr. Radcliff's
letter had been false, it would have done
you good rather than harm. It would have
drawn as much comment, favorable to your
goods, from Shields' 75,000 subscribers, as
he could have printed. This would have
given your firm thousands of dollars' worth
of free advertising. I would have contempt
for a 6-year-old boy who would get red
headed about a thing like that. Just look
at the note in a recent issue from a man in
Edmonton, N. W. T. See how he condemns
the Winchester rifle, which is the best
made. Did the Winchester people get mad
and order their ad stopped? No, they are
too old for such foolishness.
I have used your ammunition and found
it O. K. The W. R. A. and the U, M. C.
companies, however, make just as good and
have done so for a long time.
Recreation is the official organ of our
League, and is published by one of us.
The editor, Shields, goes down in his jeans
for many a dollar to protect our game and
deserves great credit for his good work.
If your ad is permanently discontinued in
Recreation I have shot my last Peters'
cartridge.
L. A. S., 2235.
Schenectady, N. Y.
The Peters Cartridge Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio :
Dear Sirs : — I see by a letter in May
Recreation that you have withdrawn your
ad from the magazine because Mr.
Shields allows a reader to express his
opinion of your shells. I am more
than surprised that a firm that makes
a good shell should play the baby act.
Recreation is the official organ of the L.
A. S. and as such must be open to its mem-
bers. When I see anything to criticise,
even though it is advertised in Recreation,
I want and expect its pages will be open
to me. When it refuses me that right, I
shall refuse to take it. I lost $16 through
an ad in a paper where the editor was
constituted judge by the advertisers; but
we don't put Shields up for that position,.
We reserve the right to judge for ourselves.
J. W. Furnside.
Mount Morris, N. Y.
The Peters Cartridge Co.,
Cincinnati. Ohio:
Dear Sirs : — In the May number of Rec-
reation there appears a copy of a letter
written by you to Mr. G. O. Shields, editor
and manager of that magazine. This letter
puts forth a vigorous kick about some
slight criticism which was made against
your shells. If any irregularity exists in
your shells you have taken a queer stand
toward rectifying it, as you actually con-
cede the superiority of other brands. The
action you have taken toward a magazine
which has upheld you so nobly in the past
is childish and it is reasonable to believe
that all the true sportsmen will uphold
Mr. Shields in this matter.
K. S. Chamberlain.
We are all down on Peters' shells here.
Our dealer says he can not sell goods of
theirs that he bought 5 years ago. I have
the highest possible regard for Recreation,
as I am receiving more information from its
pages than from all the other magazines I
take.
F. G. Ellis, Lime Grove, la.
I think it far better that Peters' goods are
not advertised in Recreation. I bought
some Peters' Ideal shells in 1900. I tried
15 July 4th, 1902, and none of them would
go. The primers were driven in 3-16 of
an inch. All the rest is trash.
Chas. Vitous, East Pittsburg, Pa.
RECREATION.
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RECREATION.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY.
"For sport the lens is better than the gun."
I wish to r make this department of the utmost
use to amateurs. I shall, therefore, be glad to
answer any questions and to print any items sent
me by practical amateurs relating to their experi-
ence in photography.
8th ANNUAL COMPETITION.
Recreation has conducted 7 amateur
photographic competitions, all of which
have been eminently successful. The 8th
opened April 1st, 1903, and will close .No-
vember 30th, 1903.
Following is a list of prizes to be
awarded : ?
First prize: A Long Focus Korona Camera,
S x 7, made'by the Gundlach Optical Co., Roch-
ester, N. Y., "fitted with a Turner-Reich Anastig-
mat Lens, and listed at $85.
Second prize: A No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak,
.made- by the Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.
Y., fitted with a Bausch & Lomb Lens, Plastig-
mat LJ.nicum Shutter, and listed "at $61.50. ■
Third prize: A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4 x 5,
made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, N.
Y.; listed at $36.
Fourth prize A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16,
made by' Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and
listed at $32.
Fifth prize: An Al- Vista-Panoramic Camera,
made by the Multiscope and Film Co., Burlington,
Wis., and. listed at $30.
Sixth prize: A No. 3 Focusing Weno Hawk-
eye Camera, made by the Blair Camera Co.,
Rochester, N. Y., and listed at $27.50.
Seventh prize: A high grade Fishing Reel,
made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, Mo., and listed
at $20.
Eighth, prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera,
4 x 5, and made by the Blair Camera Co., Roches-
ter, N. Y., and listed at $15.
Ninth prize: A Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, made
by the Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., and
listed at $8. f
Tenth prize: A pair of High Grade Skates,
made by Barney & Berry, Springfield, Mass., and
listed at $6.
The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded
one dozen 8 x 10 Carbutt Plates, made by the
Carbutt Dry Plate Co., Wayne Junction, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded
one dozen 5x7 Carbutt Plates.
The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded
one dozen 4x5 Carbutt Plates.
- A special prize: A Gperz Binocular Field Glass,
listed at $74.25, will be given for the best picture
of a live wild animal.
^ Subjects are limited to wild animals,
birds, fishes, camp scenes, and to figures
or groups of persons, or animals, repre-
senting in a truthful manner shooting, fish-
ing; amateur photography, bicycling, sail-
ing or other form of outdoor or indoor
sport or recreation. Awards to be made
by .3 judges, none of whom shall be com-
petitors.
i Conditions : Contestants must submit 2
mounted prints, either silver, bromide,
platinum or carbon, of each subject, which,
as well ?.s the' negative, shall become the
property of Recreation. Negatives not to
be sent unless called for, ^
In submitting pictures, please write sim- ^
tftly your full name and address on the back
of each, and number such prints as you
may send, 1, 2, 3, etc. Then in a letter ad-
dressed Photographic Editor, Recreation,
say, for instance :
No. 1 is entitled .
Made with a camera.
lens.
plate.
paper.
On a
Printed on
Length of exposure,
Then add any further information you
may deem of interest to the judges, or ta
other amateur photographers. Same as to
Nos. 2, 3, etc.
This -is necessary in order to save post-
age. In all cases where more than the
name and address of the sender <nd serial
number of picture are written on the back
of prints I am required to pay letter post-
age here. I have paid as high a. f ; $2.50 on
a single package of a dozen pictures, in ad-
dition to that prepaid by the sencer, on ac-
count of too much writing on th? prints.
Any number of subjects may be sub-
mitted.
Pictures that may have been published
elsewhere, or that may have been entered
in any other competition, not available. No
entry fee charged.
Don't let people who pose for you look
at the camera. Occupy them in some other
zvay.„ Many otherwise fine pictures have
failed to win in the former competitions
because the makers did not heed this warn-
ing.
BUYING THE FIRST CAMERA.
R. S. KAUFMAN.
For the prospective buyer, a collection of
catalogues of the different makes of cam-
eras and the study of them will eventually
result in his asking every one who knows
anything about photography, "Which make
do you consider" the best? Which do you
prefer, plates or film? Which gives the
best results, a box camera or a folding
style? Is a tripod necessary? What kind
of lens makes the best pictures?"
If the prospective purchaser lives in the
city, such questions can readily be answered
by demonstrations, unless the dealer favors
only one make, which is often the case, say-
ing that films are superior to plates, etc.
The person who does not have the oppor-
tunity of a critical examination is seriously
handicapped, and must arrive at a decision
by learning from the pages of the catalogue
what will best meet his needs.
As to the make, one can always depend
on the firms that advertise in Recreation.
The names of Premo, Poco, Century, Ko-
rona, Kodak, Hawk-Eye, Al- Vista, etc.,~are
all reliable, and can be depended on.
Plate or film, however, is a matter that
requires individual consideration. Person-
ally, I say plates, but as a dealer, when I
AM A TE UR PHO TO GRAPH ) '.
7$
have a customer I do not discriminate.
1 explain the good and bad points of both
plates and films. Seven-tenths of the be-
ginners choose film cameras, because they
can make 12 exposures in as many seconds.
The average person buying a camera thinks
that to make pictures it is only necessary to
push a button, or squeeze a bulb, under
any conditions of light, either outdoors or
in. Films are much more expensive than
plates, and there is but one grade to choose
from. Plates are heavier, but many points
are in their favor. One can have a 6 l / 2 x
8y> camera, make pictures 6 l / 2 x 8^, 5x8,
5 x 7, 4 x 5 or. Y A x 4%, by using kits.
When occasion requires, an extra rapid
plate can be used. Isochromatic and ortho-
chromatic plates can be used to photograph
flowers of different colors, thus giving an
unlimited assortment of material to select
from.
The foundation of the picture is laid in
developing. For an exposure made on a
dull gray day, when the light is flat and
there is no contrast, the developer can be so
compounded that the contrast will be in-
creased. An under exposure can more
readily be controlled by developing prints
one at a time ; while films are developed in
the roll, of 6 or 12 exposures.
The new film pack, just introduced by the
Rochester Optical Company, makers of
Premo cameras, will be hailed with delight.
It is at present made in the 2>Ya x 4/4 Slze
only, but will soon be made in all sizes.
The film pack adapter closely resembles an
ordinary plate holder. Two metal fasteners
hold the back and front together. The
front has a slide and is operated like a plate
holder. The film pack and adapter are eas-
ily manipulated. The pack is placed in the
adapter, the back of which opens, and the
adapter is then inserted in the camera ex-
actly like a plate holder. The pack con-
tains 12 films. When exposures are to be
made, the slide is drawn out, the black
paper tab is removed, and the slide can be
replaced, and another object focused on.
In this manner the 12 films may be exposed,
or the film pack adapter removed and the
plate holder used in the regular way. The
film pack can be loaded and unloaded in
daylight. This feature will be appreciated
by plate enthusiasts, as a supply of film for
several weeks may be included in one's lug-
gage and exposures made in the same man-
ner as if plates were used; whereas to carry
this number of plates would be next to im-
possible.
The style of camera depends on the en-
ergy you can spare. The box camera is
made for plates or films, and no focusing
is necessary, as the lenses are of the univer-
sal focus type, and the picture in focus, or,
in other words, clear, at all distances. This
camera is all right for memorandum work,
for children, or for one who does not wish
to bother with focusing; but if you wish
pictures, and intend to take up photography
seriously, get a folding style ; one with a
ground glass or focusing screen, so you can
study your subject.
Is a tripod necessary? Certainly, if you
wish pictures. The camera should be held
in the hand only in the case of instanta-
neous exposures, not more than 1-25 of a
second, so that the movement of the camera
is not perceptible. By using a tripod ex-
posures of any duration may be made ; and
no one working for good results will make
an exposure without a tripod.
The lens question is important, and must
be left to the pocketbook for decision. The
best you can afford is none too good.
Cameras, as regularly equipped, contain
good lenses, but better results are assured
from the start by getting a good lens of the
anastigmat type, of which there are many
good makes. A good lens is one that Works
with a large opening or aperture, for quick
exposures when desired, and can be used
as a single lens when occasion demands.
For real satisfaction, and perfect picture
making, a camera with a long draw, or bel-
lows, a good anastigmat lens, and a reliable
make of plates are essential ; but with all
this do not forget that the man behind the
gun is the principal factor.
AS TO PRIZE WINNERS.
Would it not be advisable to divide the
entries in your next photo competition into
2 classes, putting the photos of wild animals
together? They are more interesting, are
much harder to get, and should win over
ordinary pictures ; but the fellow who has
neither the means nor the time to make a
trip necessary to secure an animal subject
does not stand much show, although his
may be as artistic and pleasing a picture as
the other fellow's. The wild animal class
should have the more valuable prizes, but
can you not make a second class, excluding
wild animals ?
H. J. Flint, Providence, R. I.
ANSWER.
I have thought a great deal about the
proposition you make, for several years
past, and have discussed it with several peo-
ple, but have been unable to effect any plan
that seemed better than the one I have been
following. For 2 years past I have offered
a special prize for the best picture of a wild
animal, considered with reference to the
general artistic qualities of the photograph ;
and inasmuch as I do not give one person 2
prizes, this has eliminated the best wild ani-
mal picture from competition with the good
ones of other subjects. If you have a file
of Recreation for 5 or 6 years past and
will go through them, examining carefully
7 6
RECREATION.
the prize-winning pictures as published, you
will find that in several cases the ist to 5th
prizes have been awarded to other than ani-
mal or bird pictures. Of course, many
prizes have been given to pictures of live
things ; but they have not taken all by any
means, nor even all the best prizes.
If I can hit on any plan of improving the
present method of offering and distributing
prizes so as to give the unfortunate stay-at-
homes a better show, I shall be glad to do
it. I realize that many expert amateur pho-
tographers can not afford the time and ex-
pense of going into the woods and making
pictures of live wild animals or birds, and
that they must therefore depend on subjects
which can be reached within the bounds of
civilization. — Editor.
or trays. By care one can prevent trouble
from these causes.
R. L. Wadhams, M. D.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
A DEVELOPER FOR CYKO.
Not being satisfied with my results on
Cyko with metol hydroquinone, after trying
a great many combinations I have settled on
2 satisfying formulas :
A.
Water 4 ounces
Sodium sulphite (anhydrous)... 1 dram
Acetone sulphite 4 grains
Edinal 18
Sodium carbonate (anhydrous) . 45
Potassium bromide, 5 per cent, solution,
as needed.
15.
Water 4 ounces
Sodium sulphite (anhydrous)... 2 drams
Acetone sulphite 4 grains
Edinal 18
Potassium carbonate 1 dram
Potassium, 5 per cent, solution, as needed.
The potassium bromide is not made up
with the stock solution, but is added with a
dropper at time of development, as needed.
Edinal is extremely sensitive to bromide's
drop. One of a 5 per cent, solution in
formula A is generally enough to hold the
whites ; but this varies somewhat. Devel-
opment is moderately slow, there is no
choking of the high lights and the detail
in the shadows is well brought out. The
acetone sulphite restrains the development
and gives a pleasant grayness to the half
tones. It also tends to prevent the green-
ish tinge given the black by the bromide.
In formula B a little more bromide is re-
quired. This formula gives a bluish tinge
to the blacks, but this can be controlled by
the addition of potassium, bromide, which,
if added in sufficient quantity, will give pure
blacks, but if added in excess will give
greenish blacks. I use the regular cyko
acid, fixing both, and get no blisters. The
greater percentage of my failures were
caused by iron or sulphur in the water, sul-
phur in the air, or hypo from the hands
SNAP SHOTS.
What is the matter with my lens? If I
focus on the center of the ground glass the
sides are out of focus and if I focus on the
sides the center is out of focus. I fitted the
lens in the shutter myself.
Ira Schryver, Deer Creek, Minn.
ANSWER.
If you will observe the manner in which
your lens is ground you will see that its
center is. actually nearer objects than its
sides. The focal planes of center and sides
are different; therefore, objects appearing
at the sides will not be sharp when you
focus with center of your lens. By stop-
ping down with diaphragms so as to make
most of the light rays pass through center
of lens, sharper focus can be obtained. As
you have not given the name of your lens,
I can say little about its quality; but if the
differences between the focal results of sides
and center are great you can take it for
granted that your lens is not of the late
and improved sort. — Editor.
I see that Stephen Mars, of Taunton,
Mass., inquires if others are using Argo
papers. I use it exclusively. I used Cyco
a while, but it stained badly and was in-
clined to develop unevenly, especially if de-
veloper did not flow instantly over the en-
tire surface of paper. I have the same
trouble with Velox, in my developer, which
is as follows :
Water (distilled or soft) 4 ounces
Metol 30 grains
Shake well and add —
Sodium sulphite (crystals).... ]/ 2 ounce
Sodium carbonate (granular) . . % ounce
Potassium bromide 2 l / 2 grains
Shake until dissolved and use with 3 parts
water. This is enough for 100 cabinet
prints.
C. E. Pleas, Chipley, Fla.
A photographic expedition, organized
and headed by G. O. Shields, editor of
Recreation, will leave Donald, B. C, July
28th. Mr. Shields contemplates a trip that
for adventure and endurance will make
better reading matter than has yet been
provided by the intrepid explorer of the
Northland. His route is North from
Donald and West through the Yellowhead
pass, thence South and East, coming out at
Banff or Laggan. Four different summits
have to be crossed. Mr. Shields will take
photographs of wild animals and scenery.
— B. C. paper.
RECREATION. 77
EASTMAN'S
KodoidPlates
ORTHOCHROMATIC
NON-HALATION
THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS
USED IN ORDINARY PLATE HOLDERS WITHOUT
KITS OR ADAPTERS
KODOID PLATES consist of non-curling cut
film, mounted by means of metal clips on a black
cardboard. Before development they are handled
precisely like glass plates. To develop, they are
removed from cardboard by pulling off the clips,
and are then developed in the usual manner.
Superb in Speed, Latitude and Chemical Quality
Light- — Convenient — Non-breakable
KODOID PLATE PRICE LIST
1% x4%, per dozen, . . $0.45
4x5, per dozen, 65
4^x 6)4, per dozen,
5x7, per dozen, . .
SOLD BY ALL KODAK DEALERS
EASTMAN KODAK CCL Rochester. N*Y,
78
RECREATION.
OBJECTS WELL CENTERED AND CORRECTLY FOCUSED
no
Hawfe=
has the advantage
over all cameras
of a ground glass the size of picture, which works automatically and allows focusing
when using film. The result is obvious — perfection of work — satisfaction to the user.
No. 3 Focusing Weno HawK=Eye, with B. 6 L. Automatic Shutter,
and Extra Rapid Rectilinear Lens. Pictures 3}i x 4%, = = =$27.50
No. 4 Focusing Weno HawR=Eye, same equipment. Pictures 4x5, 30.00
Hawk-Eye Film can be developed in the Kodak Developing Machine.
Write for Havk-Eye Booklet. BLAIR CAMERA CO., Rochester, N. Y.
Do you want
AFoldmgCanvasBoat?
IF SO, SEND ME
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to RECREATION
AND I WILL SEND YOU
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capable of carrying 2 men
and an ordinary camp outfit.
There are thousands of these
boats in use, and nearly ev-
ery man who is using one of
them praises it on every oc-
casion.
Sample copies of Recrea-
tion for use in canvassing
will be furnished on applica-
tion.
SPRING SHOOTER VS. EGG ROBBER
B. T. I.
Sportsman — "Well, Bob, what hick?
Been out duck shooting again? You^still
go hunting in the spring, I see."
Spring Shooter- — "Yes, and only got 2
ducks. If them fellers don't quit gatherin'
eggs up North we won't have a duck left
by fall."
Sportsman — "True enough, Bob. But
what is the difference between the spring
shooter and the egg robber?"
Spring Shooter — "Don't know, only
them fellers ought to have a year in jail
for every egg they steal."
Sportsman — "You are right, they should ;
but the difference is this: The man who
steals the eggs, only gets the eggs, while
the spring shooter gets the eggs and the
duck at the same time. Therefore, you
both should have a life sentence at hard
labor."
Free ; To anyone sending, through me,
$1 for yearly subscription to Recreation, I
will send free a No. 1 Sportsman's Medi-
cine Case ; for 2 subscriptions a "Physi-
cian's Pocket Medicine Case; for 10 sub-
scriptions 1,200 12-gauge primed paper shot
shells, This offer is not open to old sub-
scribers who formerly have sent in their
subscriptions to the office of Recreation^
but to all others.
\Wev TavssovK Avdrr\ore^ ?■&
RECREATION
79
The Pack
acrid the Picture —
A Very Simple Matter.
Amateur photographers have received the new PREMO Film Pack with almost extrav-
agant praises. It meets the conditions of the outdoor picture maker as nothing else
has ever done. Whether you use a PREMO Plate Camera or a PREMO Film Camera,
it opens the easy way to photography; — a working outfit that is unequalled for sim-
plicity and convenience.
The PREMO Film Pack
DAYLIGHT LOADING
As flat as a handkerchief in your pocket when not in use, as easy to load in daylight as
shutting a book; it is unequalled for effectiveness. Carrying twelve non-curling, ortho-
chromatic films ; successive exposures are made by pulling out the numbered black
paper tabs. The last tab seals the package light tight. Adapted to 3% x ^ l A an d 4x5
Cameras, the PREMO Film Pack meets successfully every photographic condition.
See it at your dealer's or write for particulars contained in the Premo Year Book, free.
ROCHESTER- OPTICAL CO.. Dept. 209, Rochester, N. Y.
8o
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&
T JAKES everything within half a circle, making a picture five inches high by twelve
inches long ; or you can stop the revolving lens at different points and make expos-
ures either four inches long, or six inches, or ten, depending upon how much you
want to get in the picture. No wasted film. The revolving lens moves at dif-
ferent speeds, so you can gauge your exposure accurately* The exposure of the film is on the
same principle as the focal plane shutter for pictures of moving objects* Our catalogue tells of
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MULTISCOPE & FILM CO., 136 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis.
RECREATION.
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C}> X
>V
PANORAMIC
^'H
THE HEIGHT OF ART
in camera work
Perfection in photography, has been
secured by the use of the Al-Vista
Camera. It produces the entire pan-
oramic view — from tKe limit of
vision on the left to the extreme
point on tKe rignt. The Al-Vista
Camera is compact: easy to use, sure
in action. It is sold on its merits:
we demonstrate this by selling you
one
on easy payments
Ask us for a catalog: select the
camera you wish, fill up the blank
we shall send you, and references be-
ing satisfactory we will at once send
you a camera — pay weekly or month-
ly in sums to suit your purse. The
camera is no longer a luxury: the
demands of modern progress make a
good camera a necessity; we make it
easy for you to get the best, an
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RECREATION.
XVI J
YOUR VACATION
Will not be completely enjoyable
without the companionship of a
riodern Binocular
But dorit buy unless you get the
Very Best Obtainable
And when you're looking for the
best, please bear in mind that the
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This GUARANTEE, in turn, ir, backed by NINETEEN YEARS' study of OPTICAL
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Write for Price List. It tells about the wonderful defining- and magnifying power, and the
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730 So. Clinton Ave. ROCHESTER, N. Y.
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£
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"Century Quality" is the
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We invite a careful com-
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parisons make the favorable
comments regarding " Cen-
tury Quality " still more
numerous and emphatic.
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If you will send me a photo of your-
self or a friend and state color of hair,
eyes and complexion I will paint and
send you on approval a miniature oil
or pastel portrait.
Canvas 6x8 < r 8xio inches, $10.00
Canvas io.;i2 or 12x14 inches, ^S- 00
Z. EMMONS, 53 West J04th St., New York
Rei'ere:.ce : Mr. G. O. Shields.
COLORED PHOTOGRAPHY
Accomplished by the use of
.A. Oly
A new chemical compound which will produce prints
colored true to nature. Booklet Sent Free.
Beautiful specimens of work produced mounted and
handsomely mailed, suitable for framing for 25c. in
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paid, $2, or smaller size $1,
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Tho bostform of shutter for pho-
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and all objects in rapid motion.
OPERATES FROM "TIME " TO 1-1200TH OF A SECOND.
The " Century" is the easiest to operate, the most compact, and the lightest curtain shutter
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Price — 5 x 7, $25.00; 6)4 x °K> $30.00; 8 x 10, $35.00.
Descriptive Circular and Speed Table
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Shot gun bench crimper, sells for 75 cents,
in 10-12-16-20 gauge.
Shot gun cleaning rod, three attachments,
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Micrometer powder and shot measure,
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U. S. Government rifle cleaner, any cal-
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packed in neat canvas bag.
A duck, snipe or turkey call, sells for 75
cents each, best made.
A hand painted sporting picture, suitable
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worth $r-50.
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the lenses, thus in a second giving you the choice of either
spectacle or eyeglass. Just the thing for outdoor sports.
The Temple Attachment will fit any of your eyeglasses and
can be carried in the same case with them.
S^nd thickness of lens when ordering' by mail.
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RECREATION.
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The Rocky
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Is a shy, wary animal that ranges
8,000 to 15,000 feet
above sea level
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Mr. A. M. Collins, one of Recrea-
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has recently made 4 of the finest
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There is, in France, a society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals. Men visit
it each year to apply for the medal it gives
annually. It's president is a joker. One
day a peasant came to this association and
laid claim to the medal.
"What have you done to deserve it?"
asked the president.
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xxin
LUCK ON MUD MARSH.
On the ist of October, 1901, Buck and 1
took the train for McKeever, N. Y., where
we were met by our old guide and hunting
companion, Jim T., and driven 10 miles to
his house. It seemed as if our heads had
hardly touched the pillow that night when
we were being pulled out of bed by Jim.
We slipped on our hunting togs and were
soon on our way to the marsh. Jim's set-
ter scared up 2 birds, one of which Buck
secured with his 12 gauge Parker. As his
gun went off, a ruffed grouse flew out of a
bush near and I killed it. Then we separat-
ed, I going to a slight eminence on which
were a few trees. In a short time I heard
a loud rustling and the air was filled with
grouse. I fired, getting a bird, and another
with the second barrel. Reloading quickly,
I got 2 more and would have killed others
had I not remembered the teaching of a
certain red and yellow covered magazine
that I swear by. Picking up the birds I
joined my friends. Jim had secured 3 and
Buck 4, making 11 birds among us.
T. H. Leake, Menando, N. Y.
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XXIV
RECREATION.
A MIX UP WITH A GAME HOG.
BILL BROKEN OSE.
I keep a sort of hotel at Frog Holler.
Mebbe you've heard of it. Lots of fellers
come to my place a sportin'. Any time
you want to try it, jest foller Bullpout
creek, South from the road, till you come
to Pollywog pond. Then you'll see my
hostillery. You can't miss it 'cause you'll
have to come through my garden spot and
you'll hear me a hollerin' to you to git
out.
Last fall 2 fellers came down and said
they would like to stay a couple of weeks
a huntin' and a fishin'. I told 'em they
could stay as long as they could pay.. They
said that was all right and to let 'em know
when the time was up. They had the big-,
gest lot of guns and truck I ever seen.
Next mornin', when they was goin' a
huntin', one of 'em sez, "Do you like iVIag-
gie Zenes?"
I told him I didn't know any woman by
that name.
"Who's talkin' 'bout women?" sez he.
"I've got some old maggie zenes in my
trunk and p'raps you might like to look
at 'em."
Then I remembered that a maggie zene
was a part of a gun. I didn't know just
what part, but I'd heard fellers talk about
emptyin' 'em at a deer. So I sez, "Well,
if they ain't loaded I'll look 'em over for
you and p'raps ile 'em up."
The feller went in the house and brought
out 2 or 3 books, and gave 'em to me and
sez, "I think you will like these."
"But," sez I, "where is the maggie
zenes?"
"You've got 'em in your hand," he sez.
"What are you tryin' to stuff me with?"
sez I, gettin' my dander up. "Don't you
suppose I know a book from a maggie
zene?"
They both laffed and went off without
sayin' nothin', but they couldn't josh me,
nohow. So I sot down to look at the
books. They was the Re-creations and
I liked 'em first rate. There was bully
pictures in 'em of birds and animals, and
there was one fine picture of a man with a
big pile of fish. I bet there was over 200
of 'em. Gee whillikins ! the feller was
lucky if he wasn't han'some. A'cordin' to
the book his name was A. Western Shoat
It took me nearly a week to read them
books, but I read every word in 'em. In
one it said there was a game hog a rav-
?gin' the country, and I thought if the
fellers could only kill it it would make a
diff'ence in the grub. They had been
gittin' only deer, and hog meat would have
tasted good after so much deer. I spoke
to the fellers about it and they winked at
each other and laffed, and said they wished
they could run across that hog. But they
didn't git it
One Sunday mornin' the fellers started
out, but pretty soon they came back and
stood their guns against the house and
said they wouldn't go a shootin' till after-
noon. They hadn't killed nothin' for
some time and meat was gettin' scarce. I
kept thinkin' about that hog and how
mighty fillin' he'd be for dinner. At last
I took one of the guns without the fellers
knowin' it, and went out the back way with
my mind made up to find that hog.
I knew a spot about a mile off that I
thought was a good enough rootin' place
for any hog, and I went there. I got to
where I was headin', in due season, but I
couldn't find no hog. I hunted all around
without findin' him till I thought it was
time to be gittin' home. I was almost back
when I heard a most awful scratchin' and
a tearin' in the bushes close to me. There
was a big log right handy, and I got be-
hind it kind of quick. I just had time to
shove the gun across the log to'ards the
noise when out rushed somethin' as big
as a horse and a comin' right for me. I
didn't lose no time pullin' the trigger, and
jest then somethin' hit me plumb in the
face and knocked me 5 feet and over. 1
don't know to this day if it was the hog
or if I was hit by lightnin'. I thought my
time had come anyway, so I just lay still
and shut my eyes and said prayers. Before
I got to amen somethin' began to bark like
all creation. I was curious to know what
kind of a hog could bark, so I opened my
eyes a bit. Darn me if there was any hog
there ; nothin' but my old dog Toze, a
barkin' for keeps. I reckon he'd drove
the critter away.
Well, my face was all covered with blood
and my nose was so sore I couldn't touch
it. Thinks I, "that's enough huntin' for
me," so I picked up the gun and went
home. The fellers was astandin' outside
and they asked me what was the matter.
I told 'em I'd been a huntin' that game
hog.
"Did you find it?" sez they.
"I did, you know," sez I, "and I vvisht
I hadn't."
They laffed and sez if I couldn't do bet-
ter than that I'd better quit huntin'. One
of 'em told me my nose was broke and
that the gun kicked me ; they thought they
could stuff me; jest as if I didn't know
that a gun hasn't any feet to kick with.
That was the last time I went a huntin',
but I'm willin' to cook game if other fel-
lers will bring it in. If ever you want to
come here to hunt jest let me know,
Mebbe you could find that hog ; he is too
game for me. I like your book and would
send you $1 for it, only I forgot- to tell
those fellers when the time was up and
they went away without paying me.
Captain — What is strategy in war? "Give
me an instance of it.
Sergeant — Shtrategy is whin ye don't let
the enimy dishcover that ye'r' out of am-
munition, but kape roight on foirjn\ — The
Moon,
RECREATION.
XXV
SAVING UP
MONEY NOT THE ONLY
THING TO PUT BY.
POVERTY in old age is pitiable, but how much sadder is broken health. Proper food in youth
insures health in old age. But if the body is slugged with wrong food or drink, good health
cannot result. Many are wise with money but wasteful of health.
You cannot save money if you squander it nor save health if you waste it. More health is
wasted on improper food and drink than in any other way. Coffee and tea contain strong drugs
that directly affect the heart and other organs and the nerves. They have ruined many, and hurt
nearly all who drink them. Sometimes coffee tears down tissue so rapidly that its ill effects are
shown almost as soon as drinking it is begun. In others, it works so slowly that years pass be-
fore collapse. In a few, it apparently works no harm, and these are held up to the world by the
unthinking as proof positive that "Coffee does not hurt. "
Wrong nine times out of ten, for not more than one person in ten can drink coffee and not
suffer. To prove this, see how many coffee drinkers you can find who are perfectly well. Maybe
you have tried to stop and failed, because there are two ways and you tried the wrong one.
Get a package of POSTUM FOOD COFFEE (which is made from the purest cereals) and
carefully read directions. Make it strong, boil it thoroughly, serve it hot, It is then a rich seal
brown. Add sugar and cream and it becomes a tempting golden brown in color. The aroma is
appetizing, so is the taste. It does not taste exactly like coffee. The flavor is original, and you
will soon grow to like it for this. You can drink it at all meals, certain that it will give you health,
strength and vigor. It will steady and quiet your nerves and induce sweet natural sleep, not from
any drug, but from food which Nature calls for and is quiet when supplied. That's why a well-
fed baby sleeps well.
Coffee injures nine out often.
POSTUM positively does restore health and vigor to the nervous coffee wreck,
There is a reason.
XXVI
RECREATION.
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Address Henry Nelson, Eckwoll, Minn."
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feeling in a measure the same delightful
thrills that filled his whole being when as a
boy he grasped his gun or rod and stepped
out_ into the sunshine for his weekly half
holiday. A half hour among its pages is
indeed recreation.
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RECREATION.
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I received the Harrington & Richardson
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DOMER GOES A-FISHING.
L. S. P.
Had I the talent of ancient Homer,
I'd sing of Willie Domer,
And set all the sporting men to wishing
They to the river could go a-fishing.
And yet this same redoubtable Domer
This rancorous, rampant, roaring roamer,
While fishing out at Dickerson Station
Was matched by a turtle and lost his ration.
This sad event, says Mrs. Grundy,
Fell to the lot of William last Sunday:
He caught his fish, it was a whopper,
And put it away where he thought proper.
He put it into a little pool
And hunted a drink of "something cool."
The boys all told him, "Better look out,
A turtle is sure to eat that trout !"
"Who's boss of this fish?" our Willie said;
"Go hang up your jaw and soak your head;
You don't know what you are talking
about ;
I'll swallow the turtle that eats my trout !"
Long tarried our Willyum with his lunch,
Till the other fishermen caught their bunch ;
Then he calmly looked for the fish he'd
caught,
'Twould lay the rest in the shade, he
thought.
Great Caesar ! You ought to have seen his
frown ;
A turtle had gobbled his big fish down;
There wasn't a scale nor a piece of fin
To show where our Willie's fish had been.
Raw turtle on toast ! Stand up to the rack,
Stick to your contract and commence the
attack ;
"Yon said you'd swallow it, don't back
out,"
Said the crowd to the man who caught the
trout.
And that is why our Willie swears
That to go a-fishing he no more cares ;
There's chills and fever up the Potomac,
And turtle that's raw ain't good for the
stomach.
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CHAFING, and
SUNBURN, $ f nd t^ ll s ^ iction *
"A little higher in price, pethtps, than worthiest svtstl-
stitutes. bat t reason for it."'' Removes ill odor of per«pl
mloa. Delightful titer Sbtvlng. Sold everywhere, ©r'miifed
receipt of 25c Get Meaoca't (the oTtysnli. Stmptt fm.
Do you want a Good, Reliable,
Substantial, Well Made
Single Barrel Shot Gi
If so, send me
JO YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS
and I will send you such a
Gun as a premium
It is made by the DA VENPORT ARMS
CO., and this means it is made of good
material and that only good workmanship
is put on it.
This is one of the many remarkable op-
portunities RECREATION is offering to
men and boys to fit themselves out com-
pletely for shooting and fishing.
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IF YOU WOULD LIVE NEXT TO
NATURE, READ RECREATION.
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Water
Would Cure
aches and pains; heal cuts and bruises; subdue inflammation,
hemorrhages, soreness, lameness, scalds, burns, insect bites
and stings, sunburn, neuralgia and rheumatism, POND'S
EXTRACT would never have gained its world wide fame as
cc King" of pain cures. For 60 years it has been alleviating
pain of all kinds.
Don't be misled by the claim that POND'S EXTRACT is the
same as witch hazel. POND'S EXTRACT CURES. Ordinary
witch hazel is practically all water — that's why it WON'T cure.
That's why you can get so much for so little — water is cheap.
Insist on POND'S EXTRACT — the true extract of Hamamelis
Virginica and accept no other. The true cure for all pain.
Sold only in sealed bottles, enclosed in buff wrappers.
To Recreation Readers : I am or-
ganizing a club of subscribers for Recrea-
tion, with a view to securing a premium,
and I submit this offer; to each person
sending me $i for yearly subscription to
Recreation, I will send a 25c. Dominion
of Canada bank note. There are but a few
of these in circulation and I have suc-
ceeded in collecting a number of them.
These are interesting souvenirs and are
especially valuable to persons who are
making collections of coins or other curios.
Walter Legare, 518 John St., Quebec, Can.
Three years ago I bought a Marlin 22
caliber, take down, pistol grip gun. As long
as I held the barrel level, things went nice-
ly, but the instant I elevated the barrel it
stuck. I finally traded it, with $8 to boot,
for a Winchester take down. I also
owned a Marlin shot gun, and would
consider the gift of another an insult. My
advice to all inquirers is : Buy any old
muzzle loader rather than a Marlin.
As to Peters ammunition, I hope I may
shoot myself with the next I buy.
C S. Scribner, Dayton, O.
48c.
ground
LEAVE A KNIFE BEHIND YOU
for your Guide or Host or Boatman ; he
will think of you longer than if it was
a $10 bill. If "Maher & Grosh" is on
the blade he knows the quality. Deal
direct with us and get our best service.
This cut is "Chauncey Depew's
Pet," has three blades (one is a hie).
Handle is choicest selected pearl; Ger-
man silver back and ends. Price, in
chamois case, $1.50, postpaid. Same
,. knife, 2 blades, $1 ; plainer finish, 3
blades, Same quality, $1 ; smaller, 2 blades, for ladv, $1; plainer finish,
75 cents; Razor Steel Jackknife, 2 blades, price
70 cents, but 48 cents for a while; % for $2.
and 60 cent shears for $1. Hollow
tzor, Strop and Brush, $1.33. Illus-
trated 80-page list free, and " How
to Use a Razor."
Be kindly; write -us.
Maher & Grosh Co.
74 A Street Toledo, Ohio
xxxii RECREATION.
ANOTHER GREAT OFFER
TO AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHERS
A 4x5 SERIES 1 KORONA CAMERA
LISTED AT $12, FOR 8 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION;
A 5x7 SERIES 1 KORONA CAMERA
LISTED AT $16, FOR 12 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS;
A 4x5 SERIES 2 KORONA CAMERA
LISTED AT $18, FOR 14 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS;
A 4x5 SERIES 3 KORONA CAMERA
LISTED AT $22, FOR 18 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS;
A 4x5 SERIES 4 KORONA CAMERA
LISTED AT $25, FOR 20 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS;
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LISTED AT $35, FOR 30 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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FURNISHED FREE.
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RECREATION
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RECREATION. xxxiii
Pabst
brews beer to suit tne
popular taste ;someiignt
ana some dark, out all
absolutely pure. It's)
not an experiment, but
an assured ract-, and
thus tne widespread
opularity or
cLDSt Blue Ribton
is explained.
XXXIV
RECREATION.
'?r. "«
I>
»H
A Delicious " SmacK "
follows every taste of
ALPHA
New England
Salad Cream
the ideal Salad Dressing and Table Sauce. Perfects any
dish. CONTAINS NO OIL, but if desired you
can add your favorite brand of oil.
Try ALPHA on salads, fish, baked beans, cold meats,
cucumbers, sliced tomatoes, lettuce, etc. ALPHA is the
most welcome condiment ever placed on your table. Health-
ful. Preferred to catsup. Suits everybody, Creates appetite.
Aids digestion. Every bottle guaranteed absolutely pure.
NEVER, NEVER SPOILS. Your money
back if you don't like it. AT ALL GROCERS.
Martha Taft Wentworth Recipe Book (60
Recipes and Suggestions) sent free for grocer s name.
THE H. J. BLODGETT CO. (Inc.) 67 Thayer St., Boston, Mass.
Also Manufacturers of WONDERLAND PUDDING TABLETS
One tablet makes a quart of milk into a milk jelly more dflicioM, re-
freshing and nourishing than other desserts. ALSO MAKh DELIC-
IOUS ICE CREAM. Package of 10 Tablets by mail 10c. No samples.
The Best Yet:— To any person sending
me $2, express or money order, for one
year's subscription to Recreation, I will
give free, one fine 3 joint bamboo rod, 7 to
9 feet long, one nickel plated 60 yard
multiplying reel, and 50 yards of water-
proof silk line. This outfit, including
Recreation, would cost $6. Or I will
give the above outfit for 7 yearly sub-
scriptions to Recreation. Or I will give
the 50 yards of silk line, listed at $1, for
one subscription and 25 cents extra. This
line is a very fine outfit and would retail
in any store at $1.
C. W. Jacobs, 339 N. 2nd St., Coshocton, O.
Here is Another!
If you will send me
30 Yearly Subscriptions
RECREATION
I will send you
A No* 10 GoerzTrieder-
Binocular Field Glass
Listed at $38-00
Every well-informed man knows the great
power of this modern prismatic field glass.
It is indispensable to every hunter, and is
one of the latest and best on the market.
I have but a few of these instruments on
hand and the offer will be withdrawn as
soon as the supply is exhausted. There-
fore, if you want one
START IMMEDIATELY.
Sample copies of Recreation for use in canvassing
furnished on application.
Briggs — Do you consider Mercer a good
French scholar?
Griggs — Fair. He understands the lan-
guage sufficiently well not to attempt to
speak it. — Boston Transcript.
"See here, you chump, I placed an ad
in your paper, showing the public how to
get rich quickly, and you place underneath
it another ad on 'how to cure the dope
habit.' " — Brooklvn Eagle.
The
Hawkeye
keeps contents
cool and sweet throughout the
warmest Summer day. Light,
compact and durable. Your
money back if not pleased after
ten days' trial.
Wo. 1, size 18x10x8 inches
deep, . . price, $3.25
Ho. 2. size 20x13x10 inches
deep, . . price, $3.50
Ask your dealer for it, or
will send C. O. D. subject to
inspection. Write to-day for
booklet giving full description.
T IDEAL FOR. ALL OUTINGS
Lined with zinc, hair, felt and asbestos. Air-
tight and dust-proof. A small quantity of ice
deliclously
BURLINGTON BASKET WORKS, 17 MaJi\ St., BURLINGTON. IOWA
RECREATION.
xxxv
iA Most Delicious
Sh redded Wh ole
Wheat Biscuit is
made in the most hygienic and scientific
food laboratory in the world. The wheat is
spun into light shreds, containing thousands
of open pores and is not crushed flat and dense
as in case of other foods. These pores absorb the di
gestive juices and provide far greater surface for
their action than is given by any other food.
The following simple "course before coffee" is much in vogue with
club men everywhere. The simplicity of preparation and the little cost,
together, with the delicious taste of the compotes, make this dessert in
rare favor in the home.
Use Seasonable Fruit and
SHREDDED
WS45iAT
BISCUIT
Split and slightly toast the Biscuit, then
serve with berries, sliced peaches, bananas
or any seasonable fruit. Simple, isn't it.
Your verdict will be
"Simply Delicious."
FOR SHORTCAKE— With sharp knife halve the Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit lengthwise,
= prepare pineapple as for sauce (or bananas or mixed fruit) and set aside. When serving arrange
== halves in layers covered with fruit and add sugar and whipped cream.
Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit is Sold by AH Grocers.
Send for "The Vital Question " (Recipes, illustrated in colors) FREE. Address
&he NATURAL FOOD CO., Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Free — To each person sending me $i
(post-office money order) for one year's
subscription to Recreation, I will send
choice of a Braided Leather Dog Whip,
with a steel snap on end, on a Polished
Steel Dog Chain, with swivels, snaps, etc.,
or one dozen assorted Trout Flies, silk
bodies, good ones, or a Pocket Compass, one
inch dial, open face, watch shape, with ring
handle and bevel crystal. Also a special
offer limited to the months of June, July,
August and September of a nickel plated
multiplying 40 yard raised pillar reel, bal-
ance handle with click, drag and free run-
ning for two subscriptions. For four sub-
scriptions a genuine 6 strip Split Bamboo
or Fly Rod, 4 pieces with grips, silk whip-
ped, nickel plated mountings, solid metal
reel seat, length about 9^ feet.
Edward S. Adams,
Box 536, Manchester, N. H.
Am a regular reader of Recreation and
it is absolutely the best sportsman's period-
ical I ever had the privilege of reading.
Having been brought up in nature's best
school, the farm, and being now engaged in
inside work, Recreation is like a wave of
clover-scented air to my tired brain. Your
March number is fine. I have reread it,
■advertisements included, no less than 4
times.
L. J, Tooley, Kalamazoo, Mich.
AS AN AID TO DIGESTION
No seasoning can compare with
McILHENNY'S
iJcUhzaco Sauce
It is purer and more healthful than ground pepper,
and leaves no lumps or sediment.
gives a delicious and spicy flavor to
SOUPS, SALADS, OYSTERS, CLAMS. FISH.
LOBSTERS, CHOPS, R.OASTS,
SAUCES, GRAVIES, Etc.
Be sure to ask your dealer for McIlhenny's
<Sa6oAco Sauce)
the original and best. Once used, Tabasco Sauce
becomes a household necessity.
FRPF ^ e w *^ gladly send, upon request, an interest-
* *>■*-•*-• ing booklet with many new and unique recipes.
Address
McILHENNY'S TABASCO, NEW IBERIA, LA.
XXXVI
RECREATION.
SOME RARE OPPORTUNITIES
These goods are all new, and will be shipped
direct from factory. Prices named are those at
which manufacturers and dealers usually sell.
Here is a good chance to get
FREE OF
COST
A Book, a Gun, a Camera }
A Sleeping Bag, a Fishing Rod >
A Reel, a Tent, )
Subscriptions need not all be sent at once. They
may be sent in installments as taken and credit will
be given on account. "When the required number
is obtained the premium earned will be shipped.
These Offers are subject to change
without notice.
TO ANY PERSON SENDING ME
TWO yearly subscriptions to Recreation
at $i each, I will send a copy of Hunt-
ing in the Great West, cloth ; or a Zar
Camera, listed at $i; or an Ingersoll Watch
or Cyclometer, listed at $i; or a Recreation
Waterproof Match Box, made by W. L.
Marble and listed at $i; or a Shakespeare
Revolution Bait listed at 75 cents; or a
Laughlin Fountain Pen ; or a dozen Trout
Flies, assorted, listed at $1 ; or a pair of At-
tachable Eyeglass Temples, gold-plated,
made by Gall & Lembke; or one Rifle Wick
Plug, made by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney,
Ohio, 30 caliber to 50 caliber, or Shotgun
Wick Plug, 20 gauge up to 10 gauge.
THREE subscriptions at $1 each, a safety
pocket ax, made by W. L. Marble a,nd
listed at $2.50; or a dozen Bass Flies,
assorted, listed at $2 ; or a pair of chrome
tanned horsehide hunting and driving gloves,
listed at $1.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove
Co. ; or a pair of Shotgun Wick Plugs made
by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney, Ohio, 20
gauge to 10 gauge.
FOUR subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunt-
ing Knife, made by W. L. Marble and
listed at $2.50; or a .32 caliber Automatic
Forehand Revolver, made by the Hopkins
& Allen Arms Co. ; or a No. 822 Rifle
made by the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co.,
listed at $4-5o.
FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of Cruis-
ings in the Cascades, cloth; or a set of Neh-
ring's Convertible Ampliscopes, listed at
$5.00; or an Ideal Hunting Knife made by
W. L. Marble, and listed at $3 ; or a polished
Buffalo Horn Gun Rack, made by E. W. Stiles ;
or a Forehand Gun, made by the Hopkins &
Allen Arms Co., listed at $6; or a pair of lock
lever skates, made by Barney & Berry,
listed at $4,50; or a pair of gauntlets, for
hunting and driving, ladies' size, listed at
$2.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co., or a
J C Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg.
Co., listed at $4.
SIX subscriptions at $1 each, a Hawkey e Re-
frigerating Basket made by the Burlington
Basket Co., or one dozen Eureka golf balls
listed at $4; or a Forehand Gun made by
the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., listed at $9. ;
or a Pocket Poco B 3X X 4-X' made by the
Rochester Optical & Camera Co. listed at $9.
SEVEN subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of
The Big Game of North A merica, or of The
A merican Book of the Dog, cloth, or one set
Lakewood golf clubs, 5 in number, listing at $5 ;
or a aeries 1 iB or 1 iD Koroaa Camera, made
by the Gundlach Optical Co., listed at $10.
EIGHT subscriptions at $1 each, a 4 x 5
Weno Hawk-Eye Camera, made by the
Blair Camera Co., and listed at $8.; or a
series I, 4x5, Korona Camera, made by the
Gundlach Optical Co., listed at$i2. ; or a
pair of horsehide Hunting shoes, made by T.
H. Guthrie, Newark, N. J., and listed at $8.
NINE subscriptions at $1 each, an Acme
single shot gun, made by the Davenport
Arms Co., and listed at $8.
TEN subscriptions at $1 each, a Cut-
Glass Salad Bowl, made by Higgins &
Seiter, and listed at $4.50; or a V iwman
& Erbe Automatic Reel, listed at $b to $9 ;
or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listedat $6,
or less; or a Waterproof Wall Tent 7x7,
made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed
at $8. ; or a pair of horsehide Hunting Boots,
made by T. H. Guthrie, Newark, N, J., and
listed at $10 ; or a Rough Rider rifle telescope,
made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co ,
and listed at $12.
TWELVE subscriptions at $1 each, a Peabody
Carbine valued at $12 ; or a Davenport Eject-
or Gun, listed at $10., or a Cycle Poco N0.3,
4x5, made by the Rochester Optical and
Camera Co., listedat $15.
FIFTEEN subscriptions at $1 each, a Shakes-
peare Reel, Silver Plated, listed at $15; or a
set of rabbit plates made by Higgins & Seiter,
and listed at $8, or a Field Glass made by
Gall & Lembke; jor a Kenwood Sleeping Bag,
complete, with canvas cover, listed at $16;
or a Bulls-Eye rifle telescope, made by The
Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co., and listed at $16.
TWENTY subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat
Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham
Movement, listed at $20; or an Elita single
shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co.,
andlisted at $18., or an Acme Folding Canvas
Boat, No. 1, Grade, A listed at $27;or aMul-
lins Duck Boat, listed at $20 ; or a Shattuck
double hammerless shot gun listed at $25 ; or a
Pneumatic Camp Mattress, with pillow listed
at $20.
TWENTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each,
an 1 1 -foot King Folding Canvas Boat, listed
at $38; or a 4x5 Planatic lens, made by the
Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $25; or a
Syracuse Grade 00, double hammerless Gun,
made by the Syracuse Arms Co., and listed
at $30.
THIRTYsubscriptionsat$i each, aWaterproof
Tent, 14^ x 17, made by Abercrombie &
Fitch, and listed at $25 ;or an Ithaca, quality
No. 1, plain, double barrel, hammerless
breech loading shot gun, listed at $40. ; or a
Field Glass, made by C. P. Goerz.
THIRTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-
foot King Folding Canvas boat, listed at $48.
FORTY subscriptions at $1 each,, a Savage
.303 Repeating Rifle ; or a No. 10 Gun Cab-
inet, made by the West End Furniture Co.,
and listed at $32.
FORTY- FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a Royal
Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, series I, made by
Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $45.
FIFTY subscriptions at $1 each, a No. 20
Gun Cabinet, made by the West End
Furniture Co.. and listed at $38r ?*
TWO HUNDRED subscriptions at $1 each, a
strictly first class upright piano, listed at $750.
A*i re58l Recreation &^ e Yo t ck 4th st '
RECREATION.
XXXVll
AUTOMOBIUNG
There is no more exhilarating sport or
recreation than autpmobiling. The pleas-
ure of a spin over country roads or through
city park is greatly enhanced if the
basket is well stocked with
©ewar's Scotcb
"Mbite Xabel"
the popular brand both in this and the
old country. "There is no Scotch like
Dewar's," is a proverb among con-
noisseurs.
AN AUTOMOBILING POSTER.
" Automobiling " (copyright 1903, by Fred-
erick Glassup) is an original drawing by E. N.
Blue, shown herewith. Printed in four colors
on heavy plate paper, without advertisement,
and sent to any address on receipt of 10 cents in
silver. Suitable for framing in club-house or
home. Next month, a delightful camp scene by
the famous artist, Dan Smith.
FREDERICK GLASSUP
Sole Agent for John Deivar & Sons, Ltd.
126 Bleecker Street, New York
WANT A REEL?
You can get one for nothing.
Of at least for a few hours' work.
Send me
15 Yearly Subscriptions
to
and I will send you
A TALBOT REEI.
Listed at $20.
made by W. H. Tklbot, Nevada, flo
This is one of the finest pieces of fishing
tackle ever made. It is built like a gold;
watch. Equal to any Kentucky reel you \
ever saw.
la Tournaments, Always a Victor
Among the Angler's Treasures, Always the Chief
I have but a few of these reels in stnck, ;
and this offer will be withdrawn as soon asj
the present supply is exhausted.
Sample copies of Recreation for use in canvassing
furni-hed on application,
la
U NDER WO O D ' S O R I GINAL
The pure and delicate Deviled Ham which has been on the marketfor
years. Sugar-cured ham and fine, pure spices is all that we use.
It is delicious for sandwiches, at lunch, picnic, or tea, and in the
chafing-dish. It may be bought at any good grocers, but be sure you
see on the can THE LITTLE RED DEVIL. There is only ONE
Deviled Ham — IJriderwood's Red iPevil Brand, All
Others are imitations, butimitations in name onlv, as the goods com-
monly labeled and sold as potted or deviled ham, made as they are
from the odds and ends of the packing house, are no more like
Underwood's Original Ham than chalk is like cheese.
Our Book contains a lot of unique and practical receipts. We will
send it FREE. WM. UNDERWOOD CO., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
m
Xxxvm
RECREATION.
DIAMONDS
ON CREDIT
OUR
NEW
SPECIAL
SUMMER
CATALOGUE
EVERY person interested in Diamonds will want a
copy of our NEW SUMHER CATALOGUE, for
it shows the latest creations in artistic Diamond
mountings, fine jewelry and watches. These new and fine
goods you will not find illustrated in the catalogues of
other houses until next fall, for we are the only house in
the Diamond and Jewelry business which issues a com-
plete catalogue between seasons. Everything illustrated
is quoted at exceptionally low prices and sold on the
POPULAR LOFTIS SYSTEH , of easy payments.
Select any article that you like and it will be delivered at
your door with all express charges pjiid. Only one-fifth
of the price need be paid at first : the balance being
arranged in a series of small monthly payments extend-
ing over eight months. No security is required ; no in-
terest is charged and no publicity is created when you
buy on our CONFIDENTIAL CHARGE ACCOUNT
SYSTEM. If you make a selection, it will be upon the
distinct understanding that your money
will be promptly returned in case you de-
cide not to purchase. We are the largest
concern in the business and sell only the
finest genuine goods, and at prices rang-
ing from ten to twenty per cent
below those of other houses. Every
Diamond is sold under a written
guarantee of quality and value and
may be exchanged at any time in
the future for other goods or a
larger stone at the full original
price. Our Confidential Credit Sys-
tem is open to all honest persons
without regard to their financial
worth; but if you prefer to buy for
cash we make the most startling
and liberal offer ever made. It is
no less than guaranteeing the return
of all money paid at any time within
one year — less ten per cent, the rea-
sonable cost of doing business. We
are one of the oldest houses in the
trade (Est. 1858). We refer to any
bank in America — for instance, ask
your local banker to consult his
Dun orBradstreet book of commer-
cial ratings and he will tell you that
we stand at the top in credit, relia-
, bility and promptness. We have a
number of attractive booklets that
i we will be glad to send you if you
[write promptly for our New Sum=»
'mer Catalogue.
LOFTIS BROS. <& CO.
Diamond Importers and
Manufacturing Jewelers
Dept. G-82 92 to 98 State St. fllTf A (1(\ TT T
Opposite Marshall Field & Co. \jXll\jJ±\J\Jf 11*1**
Sent on Approval
TO RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE
Laughlin
Fountain Pen
Guaranteed Finest
Grade 14k.
50LID GOLD PEN.
To test the merits of
RECREATION ■■
as an advertising medium
we make this grand spe-
cial offer, your choice of
These
Two
Popular
Styles
For Only
i
1
Postpaid
to any
Address
(By Registered mail 8 cents extra)
Holder is made of finest
quality hard rubber, in four
simple parts, fitted with
very highest grade, large
size 14k, geld pen, any flex-
ibility desired— in feeding
device perfect.
Either Style— RICHLY
GOLD flOUNTED for pre-
sentation purposes, $1.00
extra.
Grand Special
Offer
You may try the pen a
week ; if you do not find it
as represented, fully as
fine a value as you can
secure for three times the
price in any other makes,
if not satisfactory in every
respect, return it and we
will promptly refund your
money.
Illustration on left is full
size of Ladies' style; on
right, Gentlemen's style.
Lay this RECREATION Down
and Write NOW.
Safety Pocket Pen Hold-
er sent free of charge with
each Pen.
address ;
Laughlin Hfo;. Co.
424 Griswold St., DETROIT. MICH.
RECREATION.
XXXIX
ILLUSTRATING is a Money-Making
profession. We teach you by mail to become
an Illustrator, Ad. -Writer, Journalist,
Proofreader, Bookkeeper, Stenograph-
er, Electrician, Electrical Engineer,etc.
Write for Free illustrated book, "Struggles
With the World," and mention the subject
which interests you. Correspondence Insti-
tute of America, Box70i,SCRANTON, PA.
Trade Mark Registered.
The Puritan Fountain Pen Filler
Fills the pen -with ink and the
•world with joy.
Push the pen barrel on arm of
filler and withdraw, and your pen
is rilled. No staining or bubbling.
Desk form 25 cents. Pocket form
20 cents. Order of your dealer or
by mail Give inside diameter of
pen barrel.
Beekman Novelty Co.,
317 Broadway, New York City
I have become much interested in the
discussion in Recreation concerning the
merits and demerits of the Marlin rifle and
Peters' cartridges. The altercation brings
to my mind an incident and suggests a few
thoughts.
In October, '99, with 2 friends, I was
hunting deer on Howe brook, about 6
miles East of St. Croix lake, Aroostook
county, Maine. I carried a 38-55 Winchester,
one companion had a 30-30 Winchester
and the other a 30-30 Marlin. One even-
ing the owner of the Marlin came into
camp in a rage. He had jumped a small
band of deer and fired one shot without
apparent effect. The deer circled and came
to a stop in plain view, with a big buck
affording a fine shot. Did my friend shoot
him? No, he did not. Why? He was
frantically trying to extricate a jammed
cartridge from the breech of his rifle. The
deer joyously bade him good-bye, with a
wave of their flags. After sitting down
on a log and fussing with the gun for half
an hour, my friend made a short cut for
camp. On the way he had another good
shot at a deer which he could not take,
and on entering camp he would have
smashed the Marlin rifle to pieces if I
had not taken it from him.
I have nothing to say about the Peters'
cartridges, for I never used any; but it
strikes me as foolish for any firm to with-
draw its patronage from a journal because
of adverse comments on their goods by
correspondents.
A thought suggested by the controversy
is that since Recreation, its editor and its
patrons advocate the protection of game,
they might favor, as the best means to that
end, the use of Marlin rifles and Peters'
ammunition. What could better promote
the protection of game than hunting with
rifles and ammunition that will not work?
You might even carry the idea farther
by buying and presenting this combination
to the game hogs as fast as you obtain
their names and addresses.
W, H. Sanborn. St Catherines. Ont.
A YEAR'S
5UPPIY0P/
CIGARS FREE
T<~
You may
have noticed the
above announcement
before with disbelief. We
have overcome the skepticism
which assails any rad'cal depart-
ure from established trade customs.
We offer you two years' smoking
for the price of one ; twice as many or
twice as good cigars for the same money;
or the same number for half the money;
your favorite cigar or a better one for one-half
what you pay over the counter — A STRAIGHT
60 PER CENT. SAYING FOR YOU, any way
you figure it.
All made possible since we "BURNED OUR
BRIDGES BEHIND US" by cutting loose from the
wholesalers, who had taken our product for years, and
going straight over the head of Jobber, Salesman, Re-
tailer and all — direct to you, with the same established,
time-tested brands; selling them to you by the box, at
actual Jobber's Factory prices.
Our proposition rests upon our ability to please you and
thousands like you, even to the extent of building cigars
especially for you, if we cannot please you from our stock.
We have done this for many years with the jobber, sales-
' man and retailer between us; why not all the more so now,
dealing direct, especially when
Saving You One-Half
YOUR SMOKING EXPENSE?
No risk to you.
Everything we say — proven to you and confirmed by you or
YOUR MONEY BACK
No expense to confirm our statements or your judgment, is
there any reason tor not saving yourself half your smoking ex-
pense and having your taste pleased every time? Why give it
to the long succession of "in between" men unless that is your
pet charity?
In order to get the benefit of BUYING DIRECT as soon
as possible, send for our booklet "Rolled Reveries," which
explains everything, or to hasten matters — we will at first
send you assortments from which to make selections. For
$1.00 an assortment of 25 cigars showing 15 ten cent and
10 five cent values; for 60 Cents 12 ten cent and two-for»
a-quarter values ;for 35 Cents, twelve high-grade fives ; for
$1.25 25 assorted ten cent cigars. Each separately
wrapped and described, showing you how two-f or- a-
quarter and ten cent cigars can be bought in boxes
t 25 and 50 foi from four to six cents each, others
Tom two to three cents each. All Transportation
Charges Prepaid.
Dayton. Ohio,
" If you will send about a dozen of your tria/
order blanks, 1 will try and get some more
people. The cigars are fine."
Name supplied on request.
OHN B. ROGERS & CO.
"The Pioneers"
92 Jarvis Street
Binghamton
N.Y.
fCHorr company.
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RECREATION.
SQUIRES' SIBERIAN MOOSE
HUNTING BOOTS & SHOES
Made only by HENRY C. SQUIRES «. SON
20 Cortlandt St., New York
The leather is waterproof, fine grained,
tough and pliable. The
linings are russet calf-
skin. The soles are
best waterproof anhy-
drous oak leather,
stitching of silk, Eng-
lish back stays, bulldog-
toes, extra heavy eye-
lets, Pratt fasteners
and hand made
throughout. Price
$7.50 net. Short Boots
$8.50, Knee Boots
$10, Cavalry Style
Boots $12.
Special circular
giving detailed
information
free for the
asking.
Mention Recreation.
For Sale : Bardon Rifle Range Tele-
scope, power 33, in first class condition.
Price $12. F. F. Brush, Washington Boro.,
Pa.
Another Good Offer ; To the first person
sending me five subscriptions to Recrea-
tion and five dollars, before April 1st, I
will give a 2 by 3^ printing press, and
type to go with it. To any person send-
ing me two subscriptions and two dollars
I will give a silver-plated napkin ring. To
any person sending one subscription, I will
give a sterling silver ring. All persons
sending me one subscription, please send
finger measurement. A. J. Brodhead,
42 Sayre St., Elizabeth, N. J.
A Hunting Knife Free. To any person
sending me three yearly subscriptions to
Recreation and $3, I will send a pocket
hunting knife with handle 5^ inches long
and blade 5 inches long. Fine steel, excel-
lent workmanship. Your name and address
and your L.A.S. number if desired inserted
on a plate in the handle.
Geo. W. Mains, McKeesport, Pa,
Do You Want a Drinking Cup Free -
Send me $1 for a new subscription to Rec-
reation and I will send you a fine nickel-
plated folding drinking cup. For to cents
extra will send by registered mail. Mrs.
Thomas H. Walker, 295 Merrimac Street,
Manchester, N. H.
Mexican Opals Free: To any one sub-
scribing to Recreation through me, I will
send a beautiful genuine Mexican Opal,
large as a cean.
A. Thompson, Box 332, San Antonio, Tex.
For Sale or Exchange : Practically
new Trunk Shape Gun Case. Cost $27,
very fine. Roy L. Schroder, Van Home,
Iowa.
flusical Clock
A skilled mechanic
has invented lately a
which, besides keeping perlect time, running 8 days
with one winding, striking the hours and halves, will
also play favorite airs every half hour. As the cost
is very low, many prefer buying the clock with the mu-
sical attachment. Ask your jeweler for it or send to
E. L. CUENDET, Mfr., 7 Barclay Street, New York
RELICS OF A DISAPPEARING RACE
Buffalo Skulls
s^ WITH POLISHED OR
UNPOLISHED HORNS
Also polished or unpolished horns in pairs or single.
Polished horns tipped with incandescent < lectric lights ;
polished hunting horns ; mirrors hung in poJished horns,
etc. These are decided novelties and are in great de-
mand for sportsmen's dens, offices, club-rooms, halls,
etc. Send for illustrated catalog. Mention Recrea-
tion.
E. W. STILES
I41 Washington St. Hartford, Conn.
RECREATION.
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We have not much to protect in Massa-
chusetts except our game birds and fishes,
but we bid fair to have. The increase in
the number of deer in this section is re-
markable. They are seen in all the sur-
rounding country repeatedly, in bunches of
2 to 5 ; and our well nigh assured re-
enactment of the 5 years' close season law
extends for another period the inestimable
benefit of their protection. Our legislative
hearing on the bill to prohibit for an in-
definite period the sale of grouse and
woodcock developed no opposition what-
ever, and we look to its passage by house
and senate as almost a certainty.
Too much credit can not be given Hon.
Herman S. Fay, of Marlboro, chief warden
of the L. A. S. of Massachusetts, who
has had charge of the bill. His energetic,
careful and tactful direction of the inter-
ests in his charge has been an immense aid
in the important work accomplished ; and
the sportsmen of this State should be great-
ly indebted to him and his co-workers.
The L. A. S. is the only national organi-
zation of sportsmen that has lived and ac-
complished things in the field of game and
fish protection.
More power to your elbow !
Ernest Russell, Worcester, Mass.
Free: To any person sending me $i for
a year's subscription to Recreation I will
give free a Fountain Pen with filler or a
Webster's Dictionary, indexed. C. C. Tal-
bot, 30 Union Street, Putnam,- Conn.
Stallman's
Dresser
Have you seen one? It is
up-to-date. Think of it,
everything within reach. No
heavy trays, but light, smooth
drawers. Holds as much and costs
no more than a good box trunk.
rwn 1 Hand riveted, almost indestructible.
I 1*1 llll? Once tried, always recommended.
* *■ ****** gent C. O. I)., privilege examinati^x.
•c. stamp for catalogue. Mention Recreation.
F. A, STALLMAN.
*7 JW. ^©riruf St.. Columbus, O.
SIGHT RESTORED
Quickly and at little expense in
patients' own home.
The testimony of many people who have been so won-
derfully benefited by the Oneal Dissolvent Method is
ample evidence of the merit which it possesses. It has
hot been ifi some isolated instances where a permanent
cure has been effected, but in every case where the
treatment was given a fair trial. .With all of its mar-
velous power it is absolutely harmless, and it is for this
reason that Dr. Oneal permits the majority of his pa-
tients to treat themselves in their own homes, which is
not only convenient, but much less expensive than if
they were obliged to come to him. Thousands are
being cured in this way every year. Mrs. Aurelia P.
Rifle, 78 Niagara St., Buffalo,N. Y., cataracts; Mrs. C. H.
Sweetland, Hamburg, Iowa, paresis of optic nerve;
both cured themselves at home, restoring their sight
completely in a few months' time, by applying this
treatment under Dr. Oneal's direction.
Dr. Oneal has just issued the twenty-third edition of
his book, "Eye Diseases Cured without Surgery,"
which tells how you can cure yourself at home. It ac-
curately describes and illustrates all forms of eye dis-
eases, and will be of valuable assistance to those who
are afflicted. It is sent free to anyone who writes for it
Cross-eyes straightened by a New Method — always sue-'
cessful. Address OREN ONEAL, M.D., Suite 839,
52 Dearborn St., Chicago.
REVELL & CO.
CHICAGO
FURNITURE
OFFICE DESKS
THE LARGEST DISPLAY
THE LOWEST PRICES
ALEXANDER H: REVELL & CO.
Wabash Ave- and Adams St , CHICAGO, ILL.
xlii
RECREATION.
PAROID
ROOFINQ
"It Lasts
»»
TJIGHLY recommended by sports-
*■ men for covering camps and
other buildings where a good, eco-
nomical roofing is desired. Easy to
apply, with roofing kit inside each
roll.
Send for Samples
Mention Recreation.
F. W. BIRD & SON
MAKERS
CHICAGO NEW YORK
EAST WALPOLE, HASS. «
The Buffalo Is Well Nigh Extinct
And every nature lover wants a relic
of him. Here is a chance to get it :
I have in stock a limited number of
buffalo horns, highly polished and
fitted with nickel plated flanges at
the base, so that they can be
screwed on the wall, thus forming
A Novel and
Effective Gun Rack
So long as the supply lasts I will
give a pair of these horns for
3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION
Sample copies for use in canvassing
furnished on request. Address
Recreation, 23 W. 24th St., New York
The "Victor"
is the real talking machine;
its sound is natural. Band
playing, monologues, comic or religious songs, all are reproduced
as clear as if the artist was present. When ordering, get the
latest styles — we charge no more than others who offer you old
styles. Get our full catalogue FREE. °
E. L. Cuendet, 7 Barclay St., New York
The Reason the LUTHER HAND-MADE OLOVE will not rip
Machine sewing cuts itself
Hand sewing cannot.
A Practical HuntiD ? and
— Driving Glove
Made for practical, comfortable, durability. No Oil. No
Odor. No Animal Glue. Practically seamless. Cannot
Rip. Unaffected by moisture of any kind. If soiled, may
be washed with soap and hot water, without injury. The
Luther Fastener is adjustable, fits any wrist and cannot get out of order
Illustrated booklet, samples and self measurement rule on application.
If you prefer u , 308 Driving Glove postpaid anywhere $1.50, made to measure $2
to buy through jj 320 Gauntlet, lt ' 2.50, " " 3
your dealer '
se^dushi. j p LUTHER GLOVE CO., 536 Pe»n st. f Berim, wis.
RECREATION.
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Small game is scarce here. A few squir-
rels, an occasional rabbit, and now and
then a quail, constitute the whole list.
Everybody hunts quails, and many are
killed in close season.
Last Christmas a friend and I arranged
for a turkey hunt at a point 15 miles from
here, where my friend had been told a few
might be found. We reached our destina-
tion at nightfall, went early to bed, and
woke to find the ground covered with
freshly fallen snow.
By daylight we were in the woods, where
I soon struck the track of a big gobbler
hot and fresh. My friend presently joined
me, and for Y\ of a mile we followed,
trailing him at last to cover in a windfall.
When he broke, my friend knocked a
feather bed out of him with No. 6 shot, and
I sent 3 invitations after him with my 38
Winchester, but we didn't get him.
Rabbits made up our bags, I 4, my
friend 6.
Charles Goss, Paoli, Ind.
The Best Offer Yet.— To any person who
will subscribe to Recreation for one year
through me I will send free a small water
color landscape, hand painted, suitable for
framing ; or a hand painted silk bookmark.
For two subscriptions I will send a fine
Mexican opal scarf pin worth ordinarily
from $1 to $1.50.
Don M. Harris, 308 Crawford Road,
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Celebrated
THOMPSON-
QUIMBY
Hunting
Boots,
Shoes and
Mocca-
have
on file
m e a s -
urements
of all who
bought
Boots and
Shoes of the
W.Fred Quimby
Co., of New York
for the past 20
years, and I make
the same grade of
sportsmen's foot-
wear as they made.
I was s u p e r i n-
tendent of the
shoe department
of that firm and bought the
right to make these boots and
shoes. Get a pair now. They
will last years and are the cheap
est in the end. I refer by permis
sion to the Editor of Recreation
Measurement blanks and prices
I application. Mention Recreation
T. H. GUTHRIE
3$ William Street, HEWARK
Because of their construction I
President
Suspenders
give most
Comfort & Service
Guaranteed
"All breaks made good"
"President" on buckle means
"Cannot rust" 50c. and $1.00
Any shop or by mail prepaid
The C. A. Edgarton Mfg. Co.
80x219=1* Shirley Mass
Send 6c. for Catalogue
Journalism : Story=Writing
taught by mail. MSS. sold on
Commission; criticised, revised
and prepared for publication.
Send for free booklet. "Writing
for Profit;" tells how to suc-
ceed as a writer, Thornton West,
Editor-in-Chief; founded 1895.
THE NATIONAL. PRESS ASSOCIATION,
The Baldwin, No. 109 - - - Indianapolis, Ind.
To a aver-
Users
A DOLLAR RATE BOOK FREE
We will send postpaid, entirely without charge, to any business
house that is interested in the subject of advertising, a copy of a
bound volume we have recently issued entitled "Current Rates of
Live Publications," giving list of leading towns throughout U. S.,
populations, principal papers, circulations and publishers' rates for
advertising space on small and large contracts. Regular price of
this volume is $1 — We will send free upon receipt of ten cents in
stamps to cover postage,
FULFORD, PAINTER & TOREY, Inc., Advertising Agents
N. W. Cor. Wabash Ave. and Randolph St. CH1CACO, ILL.
^ WEBBER'S
JERSEY COAT
Costs no more than old-fashioned blouse to pull
over the head. Designed for trap shooting in
hot weather, but suitable for any purpose.
Good thing for fishing, chicken shooting or office
coat. Very light weight but strong and made
to fit. Ask your dealer for it. If he does not
have them, send me your size and price, $2,
and I will send you one to fit, charges prepaid.
GEORGE F. WEBBER, HFR.
Station A, Detroit, filch.
xliv
RECREATION.
Spratts Paten
Is of the greatest value to dog owners, as it is entirely
FREE FROM POISON, and at the same time most
effective in the destruction of lice and fleas. Moreover, it
keeps the skin free from scurf, prevents Mange and other
skin diseases. No other soap should ever be used in pre-
paring dogs for exhibition; it leaves the coat smooth and
glossy.
Spratts Patent Dog Soap contains no carbolic acid or coal
tar, but is nicely perfumed and produces a fine lather.
Recommended by kennel owners throughout the world. Once
tried, always used.
Price 20 cents per Tablet, by ma.il
None but the best can be the -cheapest.
Spratts Patent Antiseptic Soap
is instant death to all parasites, lice, ticks, the mange para-
site, bacteria, etc. Price per Tablet, 50c.
Write for our Catalogue, " Dog Culture," with practical
chapters on the feeding, kenneling and management of dogs,
post free.
We also manufacture a specially prepared food for dogs,
puppies, rabbits, cats, poultry, game, pigeons, fish, birds, etc.
SprcLtts Patent (America.) Limited
450 Market St., Newark, N. J. 714 S. 4th St., St. Louis,. Mo.
1324 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal.
I II ■■ ■■ ■ ■ I I «■■ m ill ■■■■■!■ ■!■ ■ W 1 1 ■■! ■ ■■ ■ II llll ■ ■ ■!■■■■
Sq/ua& ficrxfk fA&O,
Squabs are raised in 1 month, bring; big
prices. Eager market. Astonishing
profits. Easy for women and invalids.
Use your spare time profitably. Small
space and capital. Here is something
worth looking into. Facts given in our
FREE BOOK, "How to make money
with Squabs" PLYMOUTH ROCK
SQUAB CO., 11 Friend St , Boston, Mass.
Money in Squabs and Pheasants
I sell BETTER breeders for less money than any other dealer
in America, and you are sure to get ONE MALE and ONE
FEMALE for a PAIR, not just TWO BIRDS. I will buy
all you raise and pay you more than any one else. Send
stamp for my catalogue which tells you all, plan, prices, etc.
I have stock and eggs for sale at all times — PHEASANTS,
POULTRY, PIGEONS, ANGORA CATS, SWANS, ALL
kinds of RARE AND FANCY DUCKS, GEESE, PEA-
FOWLS, Etc. I want to buy all kinds of WILD DUCKS
AND GEESE, YOUNG WILD ANIMALS.
No one has better stock than I or as cheap
GENEI DeGUARDINER, Natick, Mass.
Valley Farm Kennels, Simsotiry (HartfordCo.)Conn,
Russian Wolfhounds
The float Hagnificent Dogs That Live
Fups and full grown d^gs from our champions for
sale. Also Bull, Bo«tcn, Irish and Black-and-Tan
Terriers, Cocker Spaniels, Bulldogs and American
Foxhounds. Thorough br?d Poultry. Mew establish-
ments stocked. Experienced attendants recommend-
ed, etc. Catalogues.
Cavies or Guinea Pigs
Peruvian, Abyssinian or
English Long or Short
Haired. All colors. 400
to select from.
T. RACKHAM,
East Orange, New Jersey.
Taxidermists' c a!»SiR&
and Animals
Oologists' en\d m/T * _ ± 1
sSp o p?i o i ogists ' Materials
Send 5c. in stamps lor catalogue
FBED. KAEMPFER, 88 d£f B T o E in T -
Taxidermy work done in all its branches
Mention Recreation
For Sale. The largest collection of Game
Heads, Horns, and Antlers in America. A
total of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
SPECIMENS, including many record heads
and exceptional freaks and rarities. Full
information and catalogue on application.
A. E. COLBURN,
Bond Building, Washington, D. C.
FLORIDA BIRDS.
I have on hand a fair assortment of our Native Bird
Skins, suitable for schools, museums or private collec-
tions.
During the season of 1903 I will collect any birds or
mammals to order.
Finest mounted work a specialty.
R. D. HOYT, Taxidermist,
SEVEN OAKS, FLA.
Do you enjoy big game hunting?
Or Trout Fishing?
Or flountain Climbing?
If so, write vs and we can accommodate you.
We keep 65 head of horses. We employ a full corps
of experienced guides, packers, and cooks.
We have a complete outfit of riding saddles, pack
saddles, tents, stoves, cooking utensils, tableware, and
everything necessary for touring and camping in the
Mountains.
We live at Banff. The Eastern gateway of tha
Canadian Rockies.
And can send you anywhere you may wish to go irom
this point
North, East, South or West.
Address: BKEWSTEB BROS*
Banff, Alberta, Canada.
INDIAN
CURIOS
"Wholesale & Retail
Cukio Dkalers'
Supply Depot.
Bead Work, Baskets. Elk Teeth, Mexican
Goods, Fossils, Minerals, Arrow- Heads,
Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, Agates,
Photos, Great stock, Bi^Cata. 5c, stamps.
Mention Recreation . 1 1 a dealer, say so .
L. W. STILWELL
Deadwood . ... so. Dakota
FRFF To anyone subscribing to Recreation
1 ,,l - l -■ through me J will give a cloth copy of
one of Coopers, Dickens'. Dumas', Thackeray's or
Conan Doyle's books. Address,
J. M. RUGEN, 210S West Lake St., Chicago, 111.
F
'NE MOUNTED GAME HEADS
BIRDS, ETC.. for sale at unheard-of prices.'
bend 10 cents for photos.
JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine,
on o°rf Sale or Ex <^ange: Gun Cablet.
Wk37x16}4 inches, made of beautiful bird's-
eye maple anrl quartered oak; cost $60.
Will sell for $35 or exchange for canvas
boat or other desirable sporting goods.
^ T. N. Billings, New Haven Mills, Vt.
RECREATION.
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$
Ostermoor IF Mattress * 1 5
*)£$, if you YfilL iikUde OSte^AAoor \Y\ftttr esses
(Even the children are waking up. A bright little girl, Edwina Howard of Rockyford, Col., appre-\
ciates the way a "proposal ' should be accepted to-day. Her entire drawing is reproduced./
^ T ELAST/c *.
Every sale of an Ostermoor means that we have convinced somebody that Ostermoor Patent Elastic
Felt is an improvement on the old-fashioned hair mattress and at a less price. It is the mark of progress —
the breaking down of old ideas. If you still think a hair mattress is good, you may find out by qurfree trial
offer (see below) than an Ostermoor is better.
If you have learned by sad experience that even the most costly hair
mattress will sag and lump- — that it takes many dollars or much dirty work (or
both) to keep it clean and comfortable, you will rejoice in an Ostermoor that
will wear and remain the acme of comfort for 20 to 30 years without renovation,
with only an occasional sun-bath to keep it in perfect condition. It is vermin
proof — moth proof.
If you have read thus far, how can you keep from buying ?
Perhaps you don't believe us ! That would not be surprising — many firms make exaggerated or, at
least, over-enthusiastic claims. We want to be as conservative as we are fair. It costs you nothing to
prove the truth of our claims in either one of two ways :
THIRTY NIGHTS' FREE TRIAL. SEND FOR OUR FREE BOOK
2 feet 6 inches wide, $C 3 C
3 feet wide, 30 lbs. 10.00
3 feet 6 inches wide, 1 1 7Q
4 feet wide, 40 lbs. 13.35
4 feet 6 inches wide, J C Aft
All 6 feet 3 inches long.
Express Charges Prepaid.
In two parts, 50 cents extra.
Special sizes at special prices.
You can have an Ostermoor
Mattress, sleep on it thirty
nights, and if it is not better
than any other mattress you
have ever used — if it is not all
you even HOPED for, return
it at our expense and your
money will be immediately
refunded without question.
"What more can we d~ to con-
vince you ?
of 96 handsomely illustrated
pages, entitled "The Test of
Time." A POSTAL WILL
DO. Read the letters from
men and women of national
reputation. We can't BUY
TESTIMONIALS from such
men as Rev. Dr. Robt. S.
MacArthur, C. Oliver Iselin,
or such others as appear. The
book also describes pillows,
window-seat cushions, boat
cushions, church cushions.
EVERY GENUINE
Ostermoor
Mattress
BEARS THE NAME
Ostermoor
AND TRADE-MARK LABEL
OSTERMOOR & CO. 114 Elizabeth Street, New York.
Canadian Agency: The Alaska Feather and Down Co., Ltd., Montreal.
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RECREATION.
Fisk's Aerating
Minnow Pa^il
4@=The only
Minnow Pail
in which Min-
nows can be
kept alive in-
definitely,
Has an air
chamber at
the b ot torn
holding 260CU-
bic inches of
condensed air
forced in by
the Air Pump
attached, and
by a simple
rubberattach-
menttheairis
allowed to es-
cape into the
water gradu-
ally supply-
ing the fish
with the oxygen consumed by them. One pumping
is sufficient for ten hours.
Height, 1 foot; diameter, 10 inches; weight, ^ l ^
lbs.; water, 2% gallons; keeps 50 to 150 minnows,
according to their size.
IT KEEPS THEM ALIVE
Send for circular Mention Recreation
J. M. KENYON & CO.
214 Twelfth St., Toledo, Ohio, V. S. A. *
For Sale : Winchester Repeating Shot
Gun, 30 inch, full choke, fine Damascus
barrel, 12 gauge, in fine shape throughout.
Cost $27 ; will sell for $20 ; also 38-40 Win-
Chester, model 92, fitted with Lyman sights ;
in good shape. F. L. At well, Durham,
Conn.
Wanted : Good Second Hand 20 foot
Gasoline Launch ; delivery any time before
Nov. 1st. Geo. Scott, 184 South St., New
York City, N. Y.
For Sale or Exchange : Spaniel Pups
3 months old.
E. A. Cooley, Rodman, N. Y.
r Points on Angling*
WW!
More complete than ever before
The Habits and
Haunts of
GAME FISH
and How to Catch Them
Mailed free on application
THE SPECIALTY riFG. COI1PANY
Box 62a, Goshen, Indiana
Looking for
Fishing
Tackle?
If so, write us for cat-
logue and price list. We
publish the most com-
plete book of this kind
ever put out. We list
and illustrate in it about
everything that an angler
ever needs on a fishing
trip.
And we sell the goods
as low as high quality
goods can possibly be
sold.
Every angler in the
United States should
have a copy of this book
for ready reference.
Write for it. We will do the rest.
WM. MILLS & SON
21 Park Place, New York
ATTENTION BASS FISHERMEN !!
What It Is. A Bass lure combining all
the good points of the old fashioned spinner
baits with the construction of the modern
wooden minnow.
What It Will Do. This lure is construc-
ted in a new manner with a new feature and
will catch more bass than any other artifi-
cial lure.
How To Get It. Send one dollar to
Recreation for a year's subscription to be
credited to my account aud I will mail you
one postpaid. W. B. HAYNES, 274 Park
Street, Akron, Ohio.
GUNNERS AND ANGLERS
Here is what you need. A powerful, compact
Electric Flashlight to carry in the pocket.
The hardest storm cannot blow out this light,
nor can your fingers become too cold to operate it.
A brilliant light instantly, without noise or
delay, just press the button.
Safe in the stable or hay loft where lamp or
candle would be dangerous.
Price, $2.00. Good for 5,000 flashes; then a
new battery for 30 cents. Send for Cataogue.
American Electrical Novelty and Mfg. Co.
Dept. A— Hudson & Spring Sts., NEW YORK
Depl. H— Masonic Temple, CHICAGO
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RECREATION.
One enthusiastic sportsman— a constant
user and admirer of the
"BRISTOL' STEEL RODS
has his occasional habitat in the camp
above pictured. He writes: —
"I have discarded my split bamboo and my wood rods I
formerly 'swore by,' and am 'in love with' the 'BRIS-
TOLS ' you sent me. Tell the boys to throw away all
nonsensical prejudice, and hasten to form the acquaintance
of a 'Bristol' Rod — for there's millions (of fish) in it."
We will send you our free catalogue if you like — then you
can do as you choose.
The Horton Manufacturing Company
No. 73 Horton Street, Bristol, Conn.
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WITH A "Y AND E"
AUTOMATIC REEL
vou simplypress a lever with your little finger, instead of winding a crank like fury.
The reel takes in every bit of slack, no matte-r how quickly your hsh may turn. The
resuItis YOU LAND YOVR FISH
sorts of '-rough and ready " use. .
It's " all off " with any other reel when a " Y and E gets into the game.
1903 MONEY PRIZES
There are 5 of them— 3 of $25.00 each for anybody over 16, and 2 of $15 each for Boys
(and Girls) not over
16. Write to-day
for free contest
blank and hand-
some new catalogue
"299 R."
I
Little
finger
does
"Y AND E
Automatic
Style 1
A man's reel, but mighty fine for a boyf Carries and auto-
matically rewinds 90 feet. Weight 8 oz. Diameter 3 1-32 inches.
Price $5.00
Automatic Combination, Style B
Price $8.00
The only perfect reel for fty-and bait-casting. Either
free or automatic instantly, by the slipping of a catch.
Diameter, 3% in. Weight, 11 oz. Carries 300 feet. Winds
90 feet automatically, without rewinding. Buy from
your hardware or sporting goods dealer. If he can't
supply you, we'll mail to you prepaid on receipt of price
anywhere in the U. S. or Canada. 4 other styles.
YAWMAN <& ERBE MFG. CO.
Rochester, N, Y.
Main Factories and Ex. Offices
I
AN IMPORTANT OFFER
For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION
I will send you
A RIFLE WICK PLUG
Made by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber
up to 50 caliber.
OR
A SHOT GUN WICK PLUG
20 gauge up to 10 gauge
For 3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION
A Pair of Shot Gun Wick Plugs
20 to 10 gauge.
Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on
application.
Address RECREATION, 23W. 24th St., N .Y. City
Free : For i year's subscription of Rec-
reation, through me, will give I Bromide
enlargement, any size up to 11x14 inches,
inclusive, from any negative not larger than
4x5; or from photographs. Negatives and
Photos are to be returned to the owner.
Here is a rare chance to get a large Photo
from your pet Negative, also Recreation
for $1. A. F. Evarts, Meriden, Conn.
White Mountain Views Free
To any person sending me a subscription to
Recreation accompanied by $1. I will send two
mounted photos, on velox paper taken among the
White Mountains, size 6x8; one shows Mt. Wash-
ington snow capped. To any one sending 2 sub-
scriptions with $2 I will send a souvenir of the
White Mountains, size 4% x 5^ containing seven
photos. Send P. O. Mpney Order.
M. E. TVTTLE, Box 337 Dover, N. H.
mUUJl JJU...U
THE above cut shows our INDEPENDENT EVEN SPOOLING DEVICE that level winds your
line on the spool of the reel, and also shows our SPRING LOCK HOOK SHIELD that muzzles and
locks to the pole that dangling hook when not in use. We. also make the Lightning Fish Scaler. Our prices
are quoted in April, May and June numbers of Recreation.
Descriptive Catalog free on request, Mention Recreation.
A. W. BISHOP & SON. - , Racine. Wis.
RECREATION.
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HIGHEST QUALITY
FISHING TACKLE
Agents for the New
Liberty Red
J net Out BestModel and
Ll^l V714L* most improved
Fishing Reel yet produced,
SPECIAL FEATURES :
The drag is applied by the Handle.
Tension of Click adjusted at will, or Free
Running, if preferred
Easily and quickly taken apart,
German Silver and Hard Rubber,
ioo yard Quadruple.
Surely see this High-Grade Reel.
PRICE, $7.50.
Established 1826
Sportsmen's Outfits and
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Send 6 Cents for full Illustrated Catalogue.
WM. READ & SONS
107 Washington Street, BOSTON
Small Profits— Quick Sales
TROUT
FLIES
for trial— sent us
4 E|/"» for an assorted sample doz.
Regular price, 24 cents.
for an assorted sample
Regular price, 60 cents.
Quality A Flies
lA/i for an assorted sample doz. flliall-h/ R FIlOO
JUt Regular price, 60 cents. yUdllLy D rlltjb
• f\r% for an assorted sample doz.
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Fly Rods £-v f»faM+c Bait Rods
10 feet, 6 ounces ^ I V/CUl^ g feet, 8 ounces
With cork grip and extra tip, in wood form
Try our new Braided Silk Enameled Waterproof
METAL CENTER LINE
Size No. 5j 4% cents per yard. Size No. 4, §% cents per yard
Put up in iQ-yard lengths connected.
THE H H. KIFFE CO.
523 Broadway, New York City
C^&logs of any of above goods free on application
Mention Reckeauq^,
*■§
IT NEVER FAILS
The S. & W. Artificial Bait
Is the most successful
bait made.
When in motion it re-
sembles a minnow so
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to delude the fish.
Its construction makes
it almost impossible for
a fish to strike and not
get caught.
A GREAT SELLER
Do you fish? Buy one.
You will never be with-
out one afterward.
Why? It will catch fish.
Can be used with rod or
hand line.
Dealers send for illustrated
booklet and get our prleeg.
If your dealer cannot supply you, send 50e.
at once for one (post paid) to
STARK & WECKESSER
57 S, Maia St..:-: i DAYTON, 0!!I0, U. S. A.
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Dvick Shooting
Cruising
Or Exercising
GET A
BURTON
Sectioned
For
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You set one section into the other, lash
them together, and ship by rail or wagon,
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Or you can carry them from lake to lake,
or from river to river, easily and com-
fortably.
Made of Galvanized Steel, Non-rusting.
No Wood Used in Construction.
Light, Safe, Durable, Non-Sinkable.
Write for Illustrated Catalogue. Address
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MARTINSVILLE, IND.
Mention Recreation.
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PATENT LAWYERS,
U ProitBidg., WASHINGTON, D. C.
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have seen the
A thing more perfect was never wrought
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Among fishermen's treasures, the chief,
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Motors &
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Boat Liveries equipped with the Bullard Steel Boats.
Always have dry boats, that last a lifetime.
STEEL BOATS CHEAPER THAN WOOD.
THE OSGOOD FOLDING CANVAS BOATS
Original Canvas Boat; made for 30 years. Sold all
over the world; used by U. S. Government; best Fish-
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or extended in one minute.
Send for catalogue illustrating all improved pop-
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Marine Engines. &
MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED BOAT CO., LTD.
55 Main St., Battle Creek, Mich.
THE HILDEBRANDT SPINNER
For Fly Fishermen. A
spinner which spins, and
also catches fish. Strictly
hand-made and of the
best material. No swivel
required. Made with
all kinds of Feather and
Buck-tail flies. For sale by dealers. Sent on receipt of 25c.
J. J. HILDEBRANDT, Logansport, Ind.
For Sale: — One Chesapeake Bay dog, n
months old. Also young Chesapeake Bay
puppies. They all are eligible to register.
Maurice Schindler, Sisseton, S. D.
jl Operated by
Gasoline Vapor
Motors VA to 25 H.P.
THE Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revela-
tion to those who have used others. Reli-
able, safe, durable and easy to operate.
Remarkable speed control. Best of all, it starts
when you start it. No handle of crank is used.
Our patent igniter is absolutely unique and al-
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Motors complete from i 1 ^ to 25 H. P. ready
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Send for Catalogue.
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28 Mill Street,
Auburn, N. Y.
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" The Clear View"
For Steamboats, Yachts, Launches,
Sailboats, Automobiles, etc. A re-
liable light at small cost. Write for
Catalogue.
American Acetylene Stove Co.
536 Hennepin Ave.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
For Exchange: Moose head, in good
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make of equal value, or a good hammerless
gun. J. W. B., care of Recreation.
PALMER
Gasoline Engines and Launches
LAUNCHES IN STOCK
17 ft. 1^-H. P. Engine $195 20 ft. 3-H. P, Engine $300
25 ft. 5-H. P. Engine $500
These boats are built of the best cedar and oak obtainable,
arH are copper fastened throughout.
lot of in-
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which can be obtained by sending a
few cents in stamps. These forty-eight
pages make the
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
NEW YORK CENTRAL'S
ft
" FOUR-TRACK SERIES
Embracing 37 Books of Travel.
A copy of this catalogue will be sent
free, post-paid to any address, on receipt
of a two-cent stamp, by
GEORGE H. DANIELS,
Gen'l Passenger Agent,
Grand Central Station, New York.
M
" Going- Into the Woods n
IS NOW THE POPULAR FAD
at ••* a Is the Recognized Summer
1 II V Playground of the Nation
There can be found all the pleasures of Fishing*
Hunting, Canoeing, Mountain Climbing
and Absolute Rest.
During the summer season there are Four
Express Trains daily to Bar Harbor, Three
Express Trains daily to the White Mountains.
One through train New York to Bar Harbor
Through. Trains to All Hunting
and Fishing Resorts.
bend for Guide. Books and Maps.
F. E. BOOTHBY, General Passenger Agent.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr.,
Portland, Me.
I would like to correspond with a few
Sportsmen and Sportswomen relative to
unexplored regions. Beautiful undisturbed
Nature, pure air, pure water, big game, big
fish, trout and muskalonge. One day's
paddle from railroad. E. C. TRIPP,
Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, Seine River Dist.
10c.
SEND
FOR
IT
'Haunts of the Hunted"
Published by the
[ & UNSlNk I. L
Entirely new Guide book for 7QOJ,
descriptive of Northern Maine.
Book of 200 pages, finely illust-
rated by wore than TOO Jialf-tone
cuts and with two full pages
in colors. Write to Dept. H
and enclose 10 cents in stamps.
GEO. M. HOUGHTON,
Traffic Manager
BANGOR, ME.
BALTIMORE TO
BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
BY SEA VIA
HERCHAHTS AND MIHEBS TRAHS. CO.
Accommodations and Cuisine unsurpassed.
Complimentary side trip to Old Point.
Send for illustrated Tour Book.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily for the East.
For further information address W. P. TURNER,
Gen'l Pass. Agent, Baltimore.
Chatham Beach Hotel
Chatham, Mass., affords the finest shore bird shooting in
New England, and being situated on a clean sand beach, one
hundred feet from the Ocean, commands coolest breezes, fine
view, good bathing, fishing, sailing, etc. Rates $2.50 per
day; reduced rates for families. For further particulars
apply to
N. A. ELDRIDGE
Chatham, Mass
BEST FISHING At OUTLET HOUSE
AND
FINE HUNTING
(Formerly Moosehead House), MOOSEHEAD, ME. 11 miles from Green-
ville by C. P. R. R. or by Steamer,
CHARLES. E. WILSON » Propr.
New steamboat just bought to accommodate our guests.
Earliest and latest Moosehead lake fishing is had here; also plenty of big game. House has been entirely refurnished ;
rooms have hot and cold water and baths. Grounds nicely graded, tennis court, croquet grounds and many fine
woods roads laid out. Fishermen can avoid expense of guide by coming here, although wefurni.-h guides, boats and
canoes when desired. Several camps in our " string," all snug and .attractive. Rates #2.00 to $250 per day. De-
scriptive Booklet sentf ree.
/-
Ne who use Traps
rm r >r/-' ( u/->u
OVER FIFTY YEARS
...
o
Thr ; Best Trap is the Cheapest
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r > -J JIM COMHUHITY, LTD , lUttWOQd, W« Y.
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PBEVCNTW
U< |-i
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pfefervei (eafbef and
render:-, i.hneu and
\\A.rne\.v. positively
Wr/l'J JU'PkOOF
WvA by tfae U, &
the. Army and Navy,
And Nation;;! ( /uard.
'.' nd 25c J',' 1 rial can.
/•.M.r.'T\ 7/ANThD
Wn ' ' foi 1 <• j in', a 'I '.j 1 mi J.-jr :.
J, R, BUCKELEW
A. in Cfaamben .St., N. Y.
DuPont Smokeless
A'l 'I III'.
PENNSYLVANIA STATK SHOOT
C >|<< n .1 n<i ' itate Eventi ( lombincd)
Mr. .1, T. Atkinson, of New Gaulle, won
MKiil AVERAGE
BfoqJi in]- ,|i)'; <>u 1 of 525 Tai gets
. ihootins
DuPont Smokeless
KOENIG'3 SHELL EXTRACTOR.
PV^V^^ j*u— J^^\ l(\.-i y Mhoold should
j I) ir Hi have one carryil Ina
r^Jfy V *' — SwJ/vHil ,..,, !,,■!. hits any
Sv^ a 1 uge shell. Koenig's
10 Ctf< Postpaid <•"" Catalogue, Free.
I .(. KOf IMI(«. Nl W .11 Ht.l YU LAHGE.ST GUN House
iiMIIM IIMIMII ••!., NtWAIlH, N. J.
THE RWADLEY SHOT GUN SIGHT
p- - _ . —
W 1 n r. Shooting is
made ens : and cer-
tain i>\' using 1 his gun
sight S< "i es -n (1 ap
1 M. 1 in field greatly
mi 1 eased by its use.
M Ui.'Ih .m.i left birds
.11 >■ haggeil .is easily
1 uralght awu\ birds P| Lot ft) Outs, rosttmld.
Q, l. UKADl.l Y. Inventor, Ctarksvillc, Tenn.
< . . . '. . ~ . - . -.' ■/ <-. T. 1 c . ..::._ •• . _ .:"
•:--_.-'•- • -' - .-...-■__-
If anyone who may employ one of these
guides should find him incompetent or un-
.ry, I will be grateful if he will report
the :V/. to we,
ALAS
..delmann, Kenai, Cook's Inlet, moose,
. - , caribou, mountain sheep, duck
and trout.
FLORIDA.
Carson Bros., Frostproof, bear, deer, turkeys, quail,
•nig
C. i: /hawk, deer, alligators, turkey,
quail, and snipe.
IDAHO.
:; ..re, elk, bear, deer, antelope,
'.rout and grouse.
I Petty ,, :
MAI .
H. EL Jforton, Flagstaff, deer, tear, moose, cari-
na, fox, grouse and trout.
W. Cl Holt, Hanover, rnoose. caribou, deer, grouse and
tr'.ut.
MONTANA.
A. P. Hague, Pridley, elk, deer, mountain sheep,
, ■ -. nd trout.
Cbas, Marble, Chestnut, ditto.
NEW YORK.
I.- Roy Still, Bayport, Long Island, ducks, quails,
rabbits and grouse.
WYOMING.
S, .'.'. Leek, Jackson, elk, bear, deer, mountain
sheep, antelope, grouse and trout.
James I.. McLaughlin, Valley, elk, bear, deer,
mountain slic-p, antelope, grouse and trout.
CANADA.
Win. S. Andrews, Lillooet, B. C, deer, bear,
mountain sheep, goats, grouse and trout.
I'.. Norrad, Boicstown, N. B., moose, caribou,
grouse and trout.
Carl I'.ersing, Newcastle, N. B., moose, caribou,
deer, hear and grouse.
Big Ga>me Hunters
PISHING AND OUTING PARTIES
lief ore planning trips other ttian in New Brunswick,
should apply to
The New Brunswick Guides Association
Prcdericton, New Brunswick, Canada,
for information. The Association comprises the leading
ami most reliable guides in the Province.
Hunting Map of New Brunswick
Showing rivers, lakes, portage roads, car-
ries, etc. Scale, 4^ miles to the inch, and
folded to suit pocket. Mailed to any address
on receipt of price, $1.50. Checks accepted.
FRANK WHITEHEAD,
Fredericton, New Brunswick,
P.O. Box 303 Canada.
George Stables
Dealer in Fancy Gro-
ceries, etc. Sportsmen's
— Provisions a specialty.
Only tin- best quality goods kept In stock. Prices on
application. Public Square, Newcastle on the
Mimmichi, NEW BRUNSWICK.
For Sale or Exchange — A scholarship
of complete course in electrical engineering
at International Correspondence Schools,
Scranton, Pa.
J. K. Jones, Atoka, Indian Territory.
RECREATION.
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FORTY-EIGHT
PAGES
are required just to describe a lot of in-
teresting booklets of travel, any one of
which can be obtained by sending a
few cents in stamps. These forty-eight
pages make the
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
NEW YORK CENTRAL'S
ft
" FOUR-TRACK SERIES
Embracing 37 Books of Travel.
A copy of this catalogue will be sent
free, post-paid to any address, on receipt
of a two-cent stamp, by
GEORGE H. DANIELS,
Gen'l Passenger Agent,
Grand Central Station, New York.
" Going- Into the Woods "
IS NOW THE POPULAR FAD
Mm y m a Is the Recognized Summer
(X I II V Playground of the Nation
There can be found all the pleasures of Fishingi
Hunting, Canoeing, Mountain Climbing
and Absolute Rest.
During the summer season there are Four
Express Trains daily to Bar Harbor, Three
Express Trains daily to the White Mountains.
One through train New York to Bar Harbor
Through. Trains to All Hunting
and Fishing Resorts.
bend for Guide. Books and Maps.
F. E. BOOTHBY, General Passenger Agent.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr.,
Portland, Me.
I would like to correspond with a few
Sportsmen and Sportswomen relative to
unexplored regions. Beautiful undisturbed
Nature, pure air, pure water, big game, big
fish, trout and muskalonge. One day's
paddle from railroad. E. C. TRIPP,
Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, Seine River Dist.
10c.
SEND
FOR
IT
'Haunts of the Hunted"
Published by the
r & imsiott R. L
Entirely neiu Guide book for IQOJ,
descriptive of Northern Maine.
Book of 200 pages, finely illust-
rated by more than 100 half-tone
cuts and ivith two full pages
in colors. "Write to Dept. H
and enclose 10 cents in stamps.
GEO. M. HOUGHTON,
Traffic Manager
BANGOR, ME.
BALTIMORE TO
BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
BY SEA VIA
HERCHAHTS 181 MIHEBS TRANS. CO.
Accommodations and Cuisine unsurpassed.
Complimentary side trip to Old Point.
Send for illustrated Tour Book.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily for the East.
Forfurther information address W. P. TURNER,
Gen'l Pass. Agent, Baltimore.
Chatham Beach Hotel
Chatham, Mass., affords the finest shore bird shooting in
New England, and being situated on a clean sand beach, one
hundred feet from the Ocean, commands coolest breezes, fine
view, good bathing, fishing, sailing, etc. Rates $2.50 per
day; reduced rates for families. For further particulars
apply to
N. A. ELDRIDGE
Chatham, Mass
BEST FISHING At OUTLET HOUSE
AND
FINE HUNTING
(Formerly Moosehead House), MOOSEHEAD, ME. 11 miles from Green-
ville by C. P. R. R. or by Steamer.
CHARLES. E. WILSON => Propr.
New steamboat just bought to accommodate our guests.
Earliest and latest Moosehead lake fishing is had here; also plenty of big game. House has been entirely refurnished ;
rooms have hot and cold water and baths. Grounds nicely graded, tennis court, croquet grounds and many fine
woods roads laid out. Fishermen can avoid expense of guide by coming here, although we mrni.-h guides, boats and
canoes when desired. Several camps in our " string," all snug and .attractive. Rates #2.00 to $250 per day. De-
scriptive Booklet sentf ree.
• • * <
IV111
RECREATION.
Received the Marble pocket axe. It is a
beauty, more than meeting my expectations.
This makes the third prize received from
you, representing altogether a cash value
of $58.50. The first was an Al Vista cam-
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W. W. Mackey, Franklin, Pa.
For Sale : 22 C. F. Winchester single
shot Rifle, 600 cartridges and reloading
tools, almost new. 32 Marlin Rim and C.
F, Repeater, new, and 32 Smith & Wesson
Hammerless Revolver. P. O. Box 156, Mt.
Carmel, 111.
REMARKABLE OFFERS
To every person who will send Recrea-
tion $1 for 1 year's subscription to be
placed to my credit I will give as a premium
a choice of a Nickel Plated Match Safe, or
a Gilt Metal Match Safe, or a Hard Rubber
Water Proof Match Safe, each listed at
40 cents; or a Nickel Dog Whistle and
pocket drinking cup, listed at 50 cents;
or a Nail Clipper, with file and Nail
Clipper attached, listed at 40 cents; or
a 25 yard Single Action Reel, listed at 40
cents ; or a 25 yard Water Proof Silk Line,
listed at 50 cents.
For 2 subscriptions a Hunting Knife,
Stag Handle, Blade s J A inches long, listed
at $1.
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Multiplying Reel, listed at $2; or a 3-piece
Bamboo Rod, 7 or 9 feet long, listed at $2;
or a Heavy Silk Watch Fob, listed at $1.50.
For 5 subscriptions a fancy striped Ham-
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listed at $3 ; or a Tackle Box, listed at $3.
For 9 subscriptions a field glass listed at
$6.
Only a limited number of subscriptions
can be accepted on these offers.
E. W. Jacobs, Coshocton, Ohio.
Polo and Saddle Ponies
Thoroughbred Dogs and Poultry
VALLEY FARMS - - SIMSBURY, CONN.
I am a subscriber to Recreation, as well
as to nearly a dozen other sportsmen's peri-
odicals. While a few refuse to indorse the
method of roasting that you employ, it has
my support at least. I notice also that
some writers of articles to the daily press
use terms that lead me to believe Recrea-
tion has left its ear-marks on either them or
their friends. You are doing great things
for the cause of game protection. I wish
you a long life in the work you have un-
dertaken, but I trust, at the same time, it
may not take you a lifetime to accomplish
it. Redfood, Redlands, Cal.
EVERY TRUE SPORTSMAN
Needs a Course
in Taxidermy
OUR SCHOOL FILLS THIS NEED. SPORTSMEN, GUNNERS, ALL LOVERS OF NATURE
— we can teach you to mount all kinds of birds, animals, reptiles, fishes, head and antlers, in fact,
we teach the whole subject of Taxidermy by mail with remarkable" success. Nothing is more
beautiful for den or office than well mounted natural specimens.
We Tell You How to Pay All Gun and Sporting Expenses
If you shoot and cannot save your specimens, you are losing the best part of field sports.
Tuition reasonable. We are the originators of Taxidermy Schools. We want every reader of
Recreation to have our literature — FREE. Write us today, before you forget it; a postal card
will do. Mention Recreation. Yours for true sportsmanship, (
THE NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY, Omaha, Nebraska
The Original and Only School of Its Kind
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ideal . paper SHOT SHELLTRIMMER
SOMETHING NEW.
With it you can cut off the soft and
frayed ends of shells that have been
fired and they will be as good as
new. Why throw good shells
away ? Send us 6 cents in stamps for
latest IDEAL HAND BOOK,
giving full information of all New
Goods and much matter of interest
to shooters. Address,
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THE PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast.
When you write please mention Recreation.
BROWNIE" RIFLE
SIHPLE, DURABLE, RELIABLE,
AND EXTREMELY ACCURATE.
Popular with the Boys because of its Supe=
rior Shooting Qualities, Light Weight, and
Special Features of Construction
Furnished in 22 caliber only. Weight \% to \)i pounds. It is supplied by Recreation as a Premium.
Write for Catalogue
The W. H. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn.
PITTED ARMS AREN'T ACCURATE
Wick Plugs prevent Pits and Rust
Rifle — 30 to 50 caliber, 75c. each postpaid.
Shotgun — 10 to 20 gauge, $1.00 each,
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VOLUME XIX.
NUflBER 2
AUGUST, 1903
$1.00 A YEAR
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ESTABLISHED 1851
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Copyright, December, 1902, by G. O. Shields
A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies
'i.oo a Year.
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G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA),
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New York
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER page
The Bulls Stood Still and Gave Me a Chance for Another Shot Frontispiece.
Hunting Blue Bulls in India. Illustrated .. W. H. Fee 85
Loon Notes and Queries. Illustrated Robert J. Sim 89
The Giant Brown Bears of Alaska. Illustrated J. A. Loring 91
Tarpon Fishing at Pass Christian. Illustrated M. Snowden 95
A Tragedy. Poem " A. L. Vermilya 96
An Interesting Summer Boarder. Illustrated J. H. Fisher, Jr. 97
In the Woods with Rod and Camera F. W. Halsey, M.D. 100
A Trip for Trout. Illustrated Dr. J. S. Emans 103
Tenderfeet in the Grand Disoharge Robert Froth ingh am 107
Wild Sheep in Captivity. Illustrated Harry E. Lee 112
The Battle of the Prong Horns W. T. Heddon 113
From the Game Fields 115
Fish and Fishing 127
Guns and Ammunition 131
Natural History 139
The League of American Sportsmen . . 143
Forestry 147
Pure and Impure Foods 149
Publisher's Notes 151
Editor's Corner 152
Amateur Photography 156
Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct, 17, iJ
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'HE BOAT ©lS pictured below in cVery
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NOTHING SO RARE AS RESTING ON AIR.
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TAKING MINE EASE.
The only article in your outing outfit that you can use during the whole year is a
Pneumatic Mattress
OR CUSHION
THE EVER PRESENT ROOT
in the bed of boughs is a thing of the past if you
use a Pneumatic Mattress. A mattress for
home use that you can deflate, pack in your
grip and take with you into camp.
SPRUCE BOUGHS
may make a fine bed. But the genuine Sports-
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knows he can do three times the tramping the
day following a night's good sleep.
Sportsman's Cushion
A Yoke to save your shoulders
A Swimming Collar for those
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A Life Preserver in case of
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A Protection for your shoulder
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GROUSE SHOOTING — WILD TURKEY HUNTING — r. f. zogbaum
MUSKALONGE FISHING — f. h. taylor
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VI)
In certain portions of Quebec, in British Columbia and other
Canadian provinces, the law permits moose hunting in September.
This is the month of the " hunter's moon," when the big bulls are
on the go day and night —
AND YOU SHOULD BE IN THE WOODS.
"FISHING and SHOOTING" is a pamphlet issued by the
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL
that gives much useful information.
YOU MAY HAVE IT FOR THE ASKING.
ROBERT KERR,
Passenger Traffic Manager,
MONTREAL.
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■f For "Book of Trains" or
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IX
THE
FOUR-TRACK
NEWS
An Illustrated Magazine
of Travel and Education
MORE THAN ioo PAGES MONTHLY
Its scope nnd character are indicated by the following
titles ot articles that have appeared in recent issues:
Picturesque Venezuela— Illus. . . Frederick A. Ober
Haunts ot Eben Hidden — Illus . . Del B Salmon
A Journey Amonsj the Stars — Illus. Frank W.Mack
In the Great North Woods — Poem . Eben P>. Rext'oid
Beautiful Porto Rico — Illustrated Hezekiah Kutterworth
In Rip Van Winkle's Land — Poem . Minna Irving
Nature's Chronometer — Illustrated . H. M. Albau^h
Van Arsdale,The Platitudinarian-Ill. Chas. Battell Loomis
The Three Oregons — Illustrated . . Alfred Holman
Ancient Prophecies Fulfilled — Illus. Georee H. Daniels
The Stories the Totems Tell— Illus. Luther L. Holden
A Little Country Cousin— Illusti ated KathleeD L. Greig
The Mazamas— Illustrated . . . Will G. Steel
When Mother Goes Away— Poem . Joe Cone
A Little Bit of Holland— Illustrated Clmles B, Wells
The Romance of Reality— Illustrated Jane W. Guthrie
Samoa and TuMiila— Hluftrated . Michael White
Under Mexican Skies — Illustrated
Niaeara in Winter— Illustrated .
Little Histories — Illustrated
Old Fort Putnam
The Con'ederate White House
The Alamo John K. Le Baron
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Volume XIX.
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AUGUST, 1903.
G. 0. SHIELDS, (COQUINA) Editor and Manager
Number 2*
HUNTING BLUE BULLS IN INDIA.
W. H. FEE.
One Sunday evening in February,
when the Ahmedabad mail train
pulled out of the Bombay terminus,
behind a good American locomotive,
I was one of the passengers. My
destination was Godhra, and 'visions
of deer, the woods and the fields were
rising before my eyes. Godhra is an
Indian town of about 20,000 inhabi-
tants, 350 miles North of Bombay,
and 90 or 100 miles Southeast of Ah-
medabad. The next morning, after
having changed cars at Anand Junc-
tion, I reached Godhra at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Robert Ward met me at the sta-
tion. He was to be my host and had
promised me some good shooting.
The following morning we packed
such things as we should need for
4 or 5 days and took the train for
Nadiad, where we were to start out
on camels and try our luck on the
nilghai. The nilghai, or nilghau, Por-
tax tragocamchis, is one of the lar-
gest of antelopes, having much the
character of an ox, the horns, head
and muzzle of an antelope, the flat,
compressed neck of a horse, a thin,
erect mane, and a singular, beardlike
tuft of stiff hair growing out of the
middle of its throat. Its forelegs are
somewhat longer than the hindlegs,
and its withers rise so much as to give
it the appearance of having a hump.
The color of the females, and of the
males until full grown, is a light
brown. The bucks, after attaining
their full growth, turn to a deep,
slatey blue, which gives them their
name, the Persian nilghai meaning
blue bull.
We were up not much later than old
Sol the next day. After a hasty
breakfast, we mounted the camels,
Mr. Ward and I on one, and 4 men
on 2 others. When we had followed
the main road 10 miles, we branched
off and traveled a mile or so through
the fields. The average Indian field is
about an acre in area and is surround-
ed by cactus hedges. When there was
an opening the camel was steered
toward it, but when there was an en-
trance but no exit, the hedge had to
be cut by a man with a bill hook,
which is a curved knife 15 or 16
•inches long, fastened in the end of a
short bamboo pole. Once, when we
were waiting near a 3-foot fence for
a man to come and cut it, Ward drove
the camel close to the hedge, and with
a kick and a nudge with a stick he
made the beast jump over. As I was
not aware of the accomplishments of
his camel, I came near rolling off
backward when the huge beast raised
his forelegs, and when he put them
down on the other side I did my best
to go over Ward Sahib's head.
We had had news as to the where-
abouts of a herd of nilghai, and it was
not long before a man came up to tell
us there were 4 bulls in a field half
a mile distant. The camel was made
to jee, or kneel, and taking our rifles,
Ward a .45 and la .303, we went
after the blue bulls. With the assist-
ance of friendly hedges, we were able
to get within 100 yards of the wary
animals.
Bang ! A miss ! and a punch in the
ribs from my friend. The bulls, not
being able to see anything, as we were
well shielded by a big hedge, and the
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powder was smokeless, stood still and
gave me a chance for another shot,
which did not follow the bad example
of the first, but hit my quarry in the
shoulder. Then, of course, the others
made off, leaving the wounded bull in
the next field, bleeding at the mouth.
Another shot finished him, when his
throat was cut. He was a beauty,
weighing at least 400 pounds. He
was left to the care of some of our
men, who cut him up and packed him
on another camel.
Then we started after the remain-
der of the herd. They had gone a
mile before stopping and we had more
difficulty in getting up to them than
we had the first time. As we were
just getting in a good shooting posi-
tion, off they went half a mile farther.
At last we got close enough for me to
fire again. The bull shook, and I was
almost certain I had him ; but he
pulled himself together and started off
like a streak. Soon he left the other
2, so we followed him. Although he
was badly hit he still was equal to any
hedge he met, clearing it neatly. As
Mr. Ward was a resident of the coun-
try, he generally let me have first
shot, and a calling down if I missed.
We each hit the wounded bull once
more, and then lost track of him.
It was midday and we were hot and
thirsty, so we stopped under a tree
and had a lunch. Then the camels
came up, together with our men, and
some other natives, who had been our
informants. As we sat there under
the tree, the natives in that vicinity
who had heard the shots, and who
only get a chance to see a sahib about
once a year, came up and sat down to
watch us. Just before leaving I
counted 75 of the curious people, sit-
ting round us in a circle, on their
haunches.
One would suppose that with the
population of India there would be
little game. However, the Hindoos
are forbidden by their religion to kill
any animal. Often when they find a
scorpion in their houses they will
carefully pick it up with a stick and
carry it into the fields. Naturally
they are vegetarians, except some of
the lower castes, who eat anything.
In consequence of the doctrines of
their religion, there are some who do
not like to see the sahibs kill the nil-
ghai ; but others, whose crops have
been damaged by the animals, are
willing they should be killed, and will
help to do it, by giving information,
etc.
After we had finished our lunch,
and were thinking what was best to
be done next, a man came in with
news of the bull we had wounded.
However, when we arrived where he
had been seen, we found that some
rascally natives, of the anti-kill va-
riety, had chased him away. Reluc-
tantly we abandoned the chase, feeling
sorry to leave him to his fate so badly
wounded.
Mounting the camels, we struck off
toward a neighboring village, where
orders had been left for something to
eat. At this village we had curried
chicken and rice, to eat with our fin-
gers, native fashion. We got these
eatables from some natives who had
been converted by the missionaries,
and who seemed to be in better cir-
cumstances and more intelligent than
the average villager. After resting,
we rode 10 miles back to Nadiad,
where we arrived after dark ; hungry,
tired, but happy.
The camel is a fearful beast to ride ;
a continual jolt, jolt, jolt. The saddle
is made for 2, tandem fashion, with
the hump in the middle. The camel is
a pacer, and his steady jog for a
dozen miles causes the rider to be
aware that he has a pair of shoulders
and a back.
The next day a hind quarter of the
blue bull was forwarded to Bombay,
and we went on to Umreth, a town
between Anand Junction and Godhra.
There we spent 2 days, and Mr.
Ward's turn came. He brought down
a fine young buck, full grown but not
yet turned dark in color. The buck
HUNTING BLUE BULLS IN INDIA.
87
looked like a large female with horns.
Our experiences at Umreth were simi-
lar to those near Nadiad. The country
was more open, and the weather grew
hotter. We rode the camels till we
either got news of the nilghai or hap-
pened to see them. If the latter, we
dismounted and sent the camel on
with a man. The nilghai would
watch the camel and thus enable us
to stalk better.
As the native never kills the blue
bull, the animals get used to him and
are not frightened at his approach.
The hunter must be careful where he
shoots, as he is likely to kill a native,
thereby getting himself in trouble,
which may cost him many rupees.
From Umreth we returned to God-
hra, where I spent the rest of my time
among the waterfowl on Godhra lake,
an artificial body of water, construct-
ed by native labor during the recent
famine of 1900. I then returned to
Bombay, tanned like a native, having
been in the jungle 2 weeks.
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LOON NOTES AND QUERIES.
ROBERT J. SIM.
Illustrated by the Author.
Birds of the order Pygopodcs, have long
had a great fascination for me. The diving
birds which have been found in this coun-
try, to my certain knowledge, are the great
Northern diver, or common loon, the red-
throat loon, the horned grebe, and the
piedbill grebe. During the autumn migra-
ponds, where it sometimes associates with
a coot or 2.
In November, 1901, during a short stay
at the lake, I spent manv hours watching a
horned and a piedbill grebe. They were
feeding together on a sluggish stream
which comes "from the haunts of the coot
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER.
tion the horned grebe, in sober dress, is
common on lake Erie, but is seldom seen
inland. On the other hand, the little
dabchick is more often met on streams and
and the heron." The piedbill made many
successful trips to the lower regions, and
seemed always to come to the surface to
swallow his food. Minnows were swal-
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lowed head first; crayfish were always
shaken and dabbled in the water before be-
ing gulped down. The other grebe was
never seen to bring food to the surface.
Can it be that he was unsuccessful? Or
did he swallow his food while submerged?
I should like to know the opinion of ob-
servers who have studied these birds more
than I have.
It has been said that a loon always
alights on the water with a great splash.
Not long ago I saw 2 loons settling toward
the surface of a Michigan lake. They sailed
some distance, then struck the water, one
after the other. The first came down on
its breast and slid along, making a sheet
of water spread into the air at each side.
body was held in a more or less upright
position during only 2 operations. First,
it occasionally stood up and rapidly fanned
its wings as any swimming bird does, at
times. Second, sometimes it simultane-
ously ran and flew across the floor, carry-
ing the body almost upright, after which
it dropped suddenly to its breast.
I have heard the great Northern diver
give 3 distinct cries. One consisted of 3
long notes, each succeeding one higher and
less loud, all done in clear soprano. An-
other cry reminded me of the squeaking of
a wheelbarrow. The third was the most
famous loon note, somewhat resembling a
laugh. To me, it suggested the screech
owl's wail, though much louder. Accord-
^gjapa^A^"
PIEDBILL GREBE.
The other dropped quietly, tail first, as
gently as a mallard could have done.
All the loons that my companions and I
observed last spring seemed to swim with
their tails drooping, submerged, as shown
in the accompanying sketch. Is this the
more common way?
Who has seen a grebe or a loon stand
erect as they do in books? How did the
bird look when he did so? My experience
is. limited to one captive piedbill grebe. Its
ing to our observations the loons seemed to
be much disturbed in unsettled weather,
and just before a storm they would fly over,
crying repeatedly. This habit is denied
them by some naturalists. The calls of
these birds seem less weird than the song
of Bartram's sandpiper, and less myster-
ious than that of the screech owl. How-
ever this may be. the cries of the great
Northern diver excite feelings in me that
no other bird notes do,
THE GIANT BROWN BEARS OF ALASKA
J. A. LORING.
Probably no other group of animals cap
so thoroughly adapt themselves to the cli-
mate and food conditions of the country in
which they live, as the bears of North
COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
A TYPICAL KADIAK.
Male. Three years old. Weight about 800 pounds.
America. While they are provided with the
teeth and organism of carnivorous ani-
mals, nature has also endowed them with a
system and an appetite which soon accli-
matizes them to any part of the continent,
from the ice floes of the North to the ever-
glades of the South. It matters not wheth-
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and turtle eggs in Florida; wild honey and
acorns in Pennsylvania; insects, roots, ber-
ries and offal in the Rocky mountains ; sal-
mon and grass in Alaska, or seal meat in
the Arctic ; in captivity they accept an ar-
tificial diet as variable. I have even known
a bear to eat a greasy dish rag that once
did duty about camp ; and who has not
heard miners in the West tell of the amuse-
ment they have had getting poor Bruin
drunk.
The Northland affords bears the oppor-
tunity to show the carnivorous habits for
which they seem best adapted, while in
reality they are omniverous. Were it
not for the seals and unlimited supply of
fish, the bears living along the coast would
be obliged to adopt more of a vegetarian
diet, as do their kin inhabiting localities
where salmon are not found.
In Southern countries where vegetation
and animal life are always awake and bears
are able to secure food throughout the
year, they do not hibernate. In the North
their lives are necessarily divided into 2
seasons ; a season of activity, and a season
of sleep or hibernation.
The largest of living carnivorous ani-
mals, the giant of all bears, is the Kadiak
bear of Alaska. For some unaccountable
reason the largest specimens are found on
the islands of Kadiak and Afognak, at the
mouth of Cook inlet. So few Kadiak
bears have been killed by white hunters,
that at present there is no authentic record
of the weight of a large representative of
this huge species, although stories are cur-
rent of individuals supposed to weigh 2,200
to 2,700 pounds. It is safe to say, how-
ever, a Kadiak bear that would tip the
scales at 1,500 pounds would be close to
the limit. It is impossible to obtain a cor-
rect idea of the size of the animal when
alive by measuring dried skins, for dur-
ing the process of curing, the natives lace
the hides to frames, or stake them to the
ground, thereby stretching the skins out of
proportion. The largest skin in posses-
sion of the Alaska Commercial Company
at Kadiak, in July, 1901, measured g]/ 2 feet
from nose to tail and io l / 2 feet across the
outstretched front paws.
Formerly these bears were abundant on
the island from which they take their name,
but at present it is doubtful if the yearly
number killed by both native and white
hunters will average 35. In fact, their num-
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ber has been so reduced that the hunter
who succeeds in adding 2 skins to his col-
lection in a season considers himself for-
tunate.
Including the Kadiak bear, there are 5
distinct species of fish-eating bears in the
Alaskan brown bear group, all of them
giants of the Ursidae family. As far as
known they inhabit the timbered islands
and coast region of Western Alaska. These
bears are closely allied to the European
brown bear, which relationship is used t>y
scientists as evidence that the Alaska penin-
sula and Siberia were once connected.
The Alaskan bears vary greatly in color
from a pale brown, almost yellow in some
cases, to olive brown in others. In the fall,
after the hair has attained its full growth,
they are much darker than when first
emerging from the den in the spring.
The change from hibernation to a state
of activity is governed by the season and
locality in which they den up. Along the
coast, where the salt air melts the snow
and hastens spring, they come out earlier
than do the bears living in the interior.
The natives believe that the females give
birth every second or third year. The
young, which are brought forth the last of
January or first of February, weigh but a
few ounces and are the smallest animals
born to parents of such huge size. The
number of cubs in a litter is one or 2, rarely
3. They remain in or near the den until
the last of April, at which time they are
large and strong enough to accompany
their mother on foraging expeditions. They
are exceedingly playful and, while the old
bear is busy hunting food, linger behind to
wrestle or box with each other. The
whereabouts of the family is sometimes
disclosed by the bawling of the cubs when
cuffed by their mother for misdemeanors.
At the age of 5 months, were it not for
the white collar that frequently encircles
the neck, they would be difficult to distin-
guish from young grizzlies. The white
throat mark usually disappears during the
second or third year, although I. have seen
skins from animals 4 years old which had
white on the chest, and in rare instances
a spot is found on the shoulders. Through-
out, the first year the cubs remain with
their mother, and sometimes hibernate with
her, but the following spring they aban-
don her to begin an independent life.
On emerging from the den, about the first
of April, the food of the adult brown bears
consists almost entirely of grass, roots and
leaves, but as the snow disappears from the
mountains, they are able to secure berries
that were preserved by the early snows of
the previous year. Up to the beginning of
July, they spend much time on the grassy
slopes at and above timber line, and it is
not uncommon to find them stretched at
full length on a boulder or bank of snow,
sunning themselves.
Everything a bear examines he seeks with
a view to appease his appetite. Watch one
through a pair of field glasses. With head
held low, he saunters slowly along, sniffing
as he goes. Suddenly he stops and with
his paw turns over a stone, pulls to pieces
a stump, or digs up a clod of earth in hope
of securing a mouse, grub, or bit of tender
root that his keen nose has detected. He
works tarefuly along, zigzagging his way
here and there, until, when he is ready
to return to the timber to take his mid-
day siesta, the scene of his exploration
bears the appearance of having been up-
rooted by hogs. Investigation would prob-
ably reveal tracks of various ages, where
he had previously been, which is proof that
this is his favorite feeding ground. The '
experienced hunter then knows that if he
remains in the locality and watches, it will
be but a few hours until he will secure a
shot.
Once in the timber, Bruin selects a level
spot under a tree, or digs a hollow in the
cool, damp earth, and after rolling in it,
curls up and goes to sleep. He is also
fond of taking sunbaths while he sleeps.
The attitudes a sleeping bear assumes are
many and ridiculous, but his favorite one
is lying o'n his side. I have seen them
resting on their back, all fours in the air
and head turned to one side. When sound
asleep they are hard to awaken. On sev-
eral occasions after shouting and vigor-
ously punching bears under my charge, I
have been about to give them up for dead,
when they slowly came to their senses and
rolled over.
About 5 o'clock Bruin awakens and
again starts out to satisfy the inner bear.
He sta}rs away all night, for as he hunts
his food more from scent than sight, he
leads a nocturnal as well as a diurnal life.
Such is the daily life of a brown bear up
to the middle of July. The salmon then
begin to run up the streams to spawn, and
brown bears seek the valleys to feed on
them. From then until the middle of Sep-
tember the food of bears consists princi-
pally of fish and berries. This is the season
when bears lay on fat to carry them through
the long cold months, and they take advan-
tage of every opportunity to glut them-
selves.,,
Along salmon streams and thickets where
berries are abundant, bears wear deep wide
trails in the moss. At the mouth of
streams where the water is shallow, afford-
ing them excellent opportunity to catch
fish, the grass is so trampled one would
think a herd of cattle had been pastured
there. At this season the danger of being
attacked by bears is increased, for the
trails leading to and from the mountains
THE GIANT BROWN BEARS OF ALASKA.
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in all directions, afford easy travel to the
weary prospector with his heavy pack, and
the thick carpet of moss deadens his foot-
steps. On rounding a sharp turn, he comes
face to face with a much surprised bear.
The animal thinks himself the victim of a
skin game, and naturally shows fight. If
the prospector is unarmed, it is likely to go
hard with him. Sometimes he wins the
day by hammering on his gold-pan and
shouting lustily, but other poor fellows are
less fortunate. Had the same bear de-
tected danger, the prospector on reaching
the stream, would have found only roily
water and a fresh trail leading through the
grass where the bear had made good his
escape.
Secrete yourself near a salmon stream'
and watch. The creek is about a foot deep,
and hundreds of salmon fight their way
again and looks about. Convinced of safe-
ty he saunters to the edge of the stream
and peers into the water. He hesitates
but a few seconds, for as the salmon swim
past, with a quick stroke of his paw, he
gracefully flips one on the bank and
seizes it between his teeth. Carrying the
fish a few feet from the water's edge, he
holds it on the ground with his paws while
he eats it entire, or if it is during the
height of the salmon run and he is able to
secure all the fish he wants, he will take
only the head or tear out the belly. I have
seen scores of salmon in all stages of decay
lying on the bank, with only the parts
mentioned missing. The bear does not
hesitate to eat fish that have been dead
several days, even when possible to catch
live ones.
Bruin is equally at home in a berry patch,
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Cinnamon.
A GROUP OF COUSINS IN THE PARK.
Kadiak. Kadiak. Silvertip Grizzly.
against the swift current, some even being
driven on the bank by their quarrelsome
companions. If you are on the lee side of
the stream from that on which your game
is expected, you will be treated to a spec-
tacle well worth your time and trouble ;
but if you have not taken that precaution,
an approaching bear will surely scent
danger and you will miss the drama about
to be described.
From behind the screen of drooping
boughs keep close watch of the flat be-
fore you. Late in the afternoon a bear ap-
pears at the edge of the timber. He rises
on his haunches, and with paws dropped
by his side, carefully surveys the flat be-
fore coming into the open. Then he falls
to his feet, and walks slowly toward the
stream; but before reaching it he rises
for he has a delicate tooth for sweets and
berries. Here you occasionally catch a
glimpse of a bear with his head and shoul-
ders above the brush, as he rises and gath-
ers in the branches with his paws, then
strips off the fruit and leaves between his
teeth. Sometimes he is more particular,
and while holding the branches is careful
to pick only the fruit.
In captivity bears are slow, clumsy, and
awkward, but in their natural haunts their
actions are graceful, and when occasion de-
mands, remarkably quick. Other than a
low guttural noise, they make no sound
unless wounded or enraged. Then they
bawl, not unlike frightened cattle. The
brown bears are fond of water and can
swim and dive almost as well as polar
bears.
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Probably the meanest trick of which a
bear is guilty, is that of breaking into
caches of miners and trappers, and mak-
ing havoc of their supplies. Sacks of flour
are ripped open, blankets and tents torn
to shreds, and cooking utensils and canned
goods hammered to atoms. Then the un-
fortunate owner is compelled to live on
short rations during the remainder of his
stay in the mountains.
Up to the first of June bear skins are
prime, but after that date the hair begins
to shed and they are then worthless, al-
though individuals in good pelage are some-
times killed as late as July 10. By the
middle of September they are covered with
a layer of fat, often 4 or 5 inches thick
on the rump and shoulders, and their coat
has then attained its full growth. About
2 weeks later, the time being governed
somewhat by season and locality, they have
selected a suitable den in which to hiber-
nate. This is usually a cave in the rocks,
or hollow under the roots of an upturned
tree. As the season advances they do not
wander far, and with the first severe
weather take to the den for the winter,
although should there be a warm spell they
may come out a short time. Again, if
water chances to drip into the den, they will
hunt more favorable quarters. A bedding
of leaves and dried grass is usually found
in a den with bears having cubs.
The Indians sometimes hunt them with
dogs during the winter. They locate a
den and after breaking into it, shoot or
spear the occupants. Although the animals'
are supposed to be in a state of torpidity,
they are lively enough to put up a strong
objection. In fact they move about in the
den so much during the winter that the
majority of skins from adult animals are
more or less damaged by being chafed on
protuberances in the den.
While hunting singly, unless accompa-
ned by dogs, most Alaskan Indians are
loth to attack full grown brown bears, par-
ticularly if they have cubs, and should a
bear visit a native's cache during his ab-
sence, he superstitiously considers it a bad
omen.
That bears often battle with each other is
proven by the number of skins brought to
the traders, which have missing claws and
large gashes about their bodies. Such
scars are sometimes marked by a twisted
growth of hair, while on others it refuses
to grow at all.
These animals are extremely difficult to
stalk, for at the first intimation of danger
they usually light out at once, and will not
return to the same locality for weeks.
Sometimes they cross a range of mountains
and seek new feeding grounds. Their keen
hearing and acute sense of smell render
it absolutely necessary for the hunter to
approach from the leeward. A person may
travel months in a country where bears are
common, he may see fresh tracks in abun-
dance, some made but a few minutes be-
fore, but he may seldom see a bear. Their
eyesight is poor. I have been within plain
view of 2 brown bears not more than 100
feet distant for half an hour and they
failed to detect me. If unable to see the
hunter, when fired at they are as apt to run
forward as away from him, and since the
use^ of smokeless powder this danger is
increased.
Their wrath is quick and spasmodic.
Cubs in captivity when enraged will rush
on a person, seize his trousers' leg between
their teeth and give it several vigorous
shakes, then go prowling about as un-
concerned as though nothing had hap-
pened. Just so with the old ones, only
more so. I know of several cases where
bears, when surprised at close range, have
attacked persons, and after knocking them
down and biting them, have deliberately
walked away. When enraged, instead of
squeezing their victim as is generally sup-
posed, they rush on him, and when within
a short distance rise on their hind feet
and strike him down with a blow from their
powerful paw. One blow well aimed is
sufficient to break a man's neck, or tear
away 'the side of his face. In addition to
this they -may bite him a few times as he
lies prostrate on the ground. While this
is their usual mode of attack, there are ex-
ceptions.
There is not much doubt that in many
cases a cool headed person with nerve
could stop the charge of an infuriated bear.
During the summer of 1901, 2 Eastern
hunters were after brown bear in the vi-
cinity of Chitina bay, Cook inlet. One,
afternoon they saw a bear feeding on a
mountainside near camp. A native and
one of the hunters stalked the animal and
wounded it. In his anxiety to secure the
specimen, the- sportsman ventured close and
fired his last cartridge, but unnerved by
running, his bullet went wild of the mark
and the infuriated beast charged. The
native shouted to him not to run, but the
words were misunderstood, and he natu-
rally took to his heels, closely pursued.
The native, however, stood his ground un ;
til the animal was dangerously near, then
gesticulating wildly, he jumped into the air
and let out a series of yells that would
have stunned the nerves of the evil one
himself. The surprised bear advanced but
a few feet farther, then turned and fled.
The native explained that he had stopped
charging bears in that manner before, and
argued that his shouts and actions dis-
tracted the bear's mind and turned his fury
to fear. Such nerve is seldom found, either
in white men or Indians.
TARPON FISHING AT PASS CHRISTIAN.
M. SNOWDEN.
A few tarpon having been caught late paradise. Being from the hill country and
in July and the first week in August, Dr. no angler, I went along as witness and
A. R. Robertson, Mr. J. E. Hanson, Elmer timekeeper; and incidentally to catch small
Northrop, Oscar Wilson, and Captain J. fry for skillet purposes.
LIVE OAKS IN PASS CHRISTIAN.
AMATEUR PHOTO Bf 3. L. TAYLOR.
McDonald, of the Queen of the Fleet, be-
came possessed with the laudable ambition
to make the record catch of tarpon in Mis-
sissippi waters and to make Pass Chris-
tian rival the Florida resorts as an anglers'
By much use of the telephone Dr. Rob-
ertson aroused the whole party, and the
entire neighborhood also, in the small
hours of the morning; and by 4 o'clock we
were all aboard the Queen of the Fleet,
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AMATEUR PHOTO BY S. L. TAYLOR.
QUEEN OF THE FLEET IN THE LEAD, PASS CHRISTIAN REGATTA.
95 ~ —
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the fastest and best schooner on the Gulf
coast, Mississippi. Captain McDonald, of
the Queen, makes a specialty of taking out
parties for all kinds of fishing; and be-
sides being expert with the rod and reel,
he is a clever fellow and a good cap-
tain.
We were somewhat delayed at the ice
factory in getting our ice supply; but the
time was well improved in catching sardine
and mullet bait. At 6.10 a. m. we were off
for Tarpon Keys, 6 miles South of the
Pass ; and after a delightful sail of 50
minutes, we reached the Keys at 7 o'clock
sharp. During the run out, rods and reels
were carefully fixed and breakfast was
eaten. By 7.10 all hands and the cook
were in skiffs, fishing in couples. Dr. Rob-
ertson and Captain McDonald soon had
strikes, as the water seemed alive with
tarpon. The sea was as smooth as glass
and the striking of the tarpon, either at
bait or food in the water, was a beautiful
sight. The glint of the silver scales on
the quiet water and in the morning sun
made a dazzling picture. Soon the wel-
come cry of "keep time" was heard, for
Dr. Robertson, after having had several
strikes, hooked his fish and the fight was
on.
The tarpon made his usual wonderful
leaps, high in the air, to shake the "hook
from his jaws; but the Doctor was his
master and in 7 minutes landed his first
tarpon. The crowd cheered the Doctor,
that being the first tarpon caught by a Pass
Christian sportsman ; and his success stim-
ulated the others to greater exertions.
Captain McDonald hooked a beauty; but
being a little over anxious, he put too
much pressure on his line and Mr. Tar-
pon continued his course for Havana.
Soon the Captain redeemed himself by
landing a regular "papa" in 16 minutes.
Dr. Robertson completed his score by land-
ing a larger one than the Captain's, in 11
minutes.
Then Oscar Wilson
worked one up in 10
inches of water on the
bank of one of the Keys,
but in its frantic efforts
to escape its pursuers
the tarpon beat the hook
against the shells and
was gone. Wilson did
not say much, but what
he looked was sufficient
to make a book.
Before long Hanson
landed the grandpa of
the bunch, in 14 min-
utes ; and he was a beau-
ty. Hanson -claims that
by "expert knowledge"
he landed the first tar-
pon he ever hooked.
Captain McDonald fin-
ished the catch with a
small one. The fishing
was over by 1 p. m. ; and
after a good luncheon
the Queen was headed
for home so photographs
could be taken. The 3
large tarpons measured 5
feet 6 inches and the 2
smaller ones 4 feet 7
tarpon caught at inches each.^
Pass Christian offers
unlimited sport to all
lovers of the rod and
reel ; and the anglers of the Pass extend a
cordial welcome to all the brethren.
PASS CHRISTIAN
AUG. 14, I902
A TRAGEDY.
A. L. VERMILYA.
On a leafy bough of a maple tree
That stands in a city street,
Is a robin's nest- — a masterpiece
Of the builder's art complete.
Once above the nest a robin sang
To her downy, cherished brood,
Or flitted lightly about the lawn,
In quest of their daily food.
But one sad morn when the mother stopped
To drink by a little stream,
A boy with an air gun came that way — ■
Then closed her summer dream.
She lay with the blood stains on her breast,
Close by the streamlet's brink,
While the cruel boy with his gun sped on —
He did not care nor think.
All day the nestlings cried for food,
All day the sun beat down
On the nest in the maple tree that stood
In the heart of the busy town.
All night the moon looked sadly on,
As her light she softly shed
On the orphan birds in the lonely nest —
Ere morn they all were dead.
The straw built nest is empty now,
And through the maple tree
The summer winds, as they come and go,
Sing ever mournfully.
O parents, teach your thoughtless boys,
With earnest, heartfelt words,
To walk in nature's pleasant ways,
And love the singing birds.
AN INTERESTING SUMMER BOARDER.
J. H. FISHER, JR.
I hand you herewith a photo of a pet
fox and his summer camp. He was the
star boarder at one of the resorts at Milli-
nockett, Me., last summer. One of the
guides captured him in the woods when he
was a kitten, took him home, raised him
tently for a time and try to estimate its
size, it may grow under your imagination
to be 10 feet wide and 6 to 8 feet high. As
a matter of fact, however, the house is
built of small birch sticks; is about 18
inches wide, 24 inches long, 20 inches high
WHAT MONSTER IS THIS?
AMATEUR PHOTO BY J. H. FISHER, JR
on a bottle, and he soon grew to the full
stature of his kind. He was as tame and
as sociable as any dog. He would romp
and play with the children, or with the
dogs, or with the grown people, as freely
and as joyfully as any animal I ever
saw. He readily acquired the omnivorous
appetite of the dogs about camp and would
eat anything and everything that came
from the table.
The picture presents a strange optical il-
lusion. Almost anyone looking at the
cabin would say it was 4 to 6 feet square
and of equal height. If you look at it in-
at the eaves and 26 inches at the cone. It
is covered with miniature cedar splits or
shakes. The balcony in front is about 12
inches wide.
Strangely enough, the proprietor of the
resort, when he closed his place for the
winter, left Reynard to hustle for himself;
so the animal is probably living on grouse,
snow buntings, mice and any other small
birds or quadrupeds he may be able to
capture. I shall be curious to know
whether he comes back to the hotel when
it opens at the beginning of the fishing
season.
"So he gave you a dog?"
"Yassir," answered Erastus Pinkley.
"He must like you."
"Well, I can't make out foh sho' wheth-
er he likes me or whether he don't like de
dog." — Popular Mechanics.
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WHITE PTARMIGAN, WILLOW PTARMIGAN, ETC. LAGOPUS LAGOPUS.
Summmer Plumage.
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IN THE WOODS WITH ROD AND CAMERA.
F. W. HALSEY, M.D.
Leaving Boston at 9 145 p. m., Bangor is
comfortably reached at 5 a. m. An hour
for breakfast and a cigar, and we are again
whizzing along, over a route well worth
enjoying by daylight, our objective point
being Ashland, the terminus of one branch
of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad.
Through a virgin forest, for much of the
distance, but little disfigured by fire or de-
pleted by the woodman's ax, Ashland is
reached at 12 130 p. m. A good dinner, and
we are once more pressing into the wilder-
ness, in a comfortable buggy, behind a
good horse and over a good road. Portage
lake is reached after a 10 mile drive.
There our guide met us with canoe, hav-
ing come down the river for that purpose.
We then had a canoe trip up Portage lake
5 miles, and up Fish river 15 miles. Ine
wind was blowing great guns on the lake,
and dead ahead. We must get there, how-
ever, and we make the start. I have not
been in a canoe nor touched a paddle for
about a year, but that is ignored, and I
strain every nerve in the effort to keep up
my end. It proves the fiercest wind
against which I ever paddled, and much of
the time we are able to hold our own only
by the greatest effort. Two hours of hard
work take us to Orcutt's camp, a short
3 miles on our way. Discretion seems the
better part of valor, and we decide to stay
over night with Orcutt, who has a beauti-
ful set of camps, and makes us comfort-
able. Up and on the water at 4 o'clock
next morning. Eighteen miles ordinarily
would not be much of a paddle, but when
13 of it is up a swift and shallow stream,
it means a great deal of hard work. But,
oh ! the joy of it.
It was Sunday, August 12, the Sunday
following that terrible Saturday when Bos-
ton sweltered at 98 deg. Was it hot here ?
Decidedly no. We slept cold under 2 blan-
kets and a quilt. The sun was welcomed
gladly as it crept above the trees. The sky
was never so blue, ' the water never so
clear, and with deep, full breaths we drank
in the pure, delightful air, only dispensed
in God's country. The gulls saluted us
shrilly, as we sped along. A flock of black
ducks rose with whir and splutter, circling
to our left to let us pass. Soon we entered
the river, deep, silent, its banks shaded by
beautiful trees of almost every variety, all
fresh and green and casting their perfect
shadows into the quiet water at their feet.
At every turn, a new, beautiful picture.
My paddle is cast down, and I surrender
myself entirely to the panorama. The
guide is an expert canoeman, and we pro-
ceed almost noiselessly. Sweeping around
a sudden turn, we come on 2 deer, standing
on a sand point, one drinking, the other
watching. They see us, but we are abso-
lutely quiet, and they show no fear. The
instinct of the hunter is strong on me, and
I reach for my gun. Ah, I remember I
brought no gun this year, but a camera.
It is one of the late folding contraptions;
it does not spring open as it should, but
is pried open finally. In pulling out the
bellows to get the proper focus, the cam-
era being new to me, I pull too hard
and off goes the bellows from its trolley.
No time to fix this. A glance is taken
at the deer. Charlie has simply held
the canoe steady, making no sound, and
the deer are standing quietly, not^ much
over 50 feet away, waiting to be "took."
Steadying the thing as well as possible, I
press the button. At the sharp click, their
flags go up, and with a startled whisk,
they 1 are off. By no means a novice with
the camera, I have ample time now to re-
flect, and realize that my photograph may
turn out well as a landscape, but it will
never draw a prize as a picture of game.
Never mind. ; the picture impressed on my
retina is perfect. Nothing can spoil that.
Now we are in quick water, and now for
13 miles it is all poling; rather hard work
for Charlie, but more or less exciting
for me.
Hugh's brook, a clear, cold stream, flow-
ing into the river, offers a convenient spot
for breakfast, and a chance for a few
trout. It is not easy to get at my rods, so
I cut a pole. Charlie has a short line and
hook in his pocket; a nail serves for sink-
er, and we start in. Fortunately, we
begged Vi dozen worms last night, or we
could not eat trout for breakfast. The hot-,
torn is hardly reached, when a tug is felt,
and a ^-pounder is pulled in. Once more,
this time a ^-pounder gets there first, and
pays the penalty. In 5 minutes we have
enough for breakfast. Charlie proceeds to"
get it ready while I continue fishing. This
is the best I have had in a year or more,
and although the method is deplorable, we
must have fish, and how do I know that the
fellows have trout in camp; so I keep on
fishing till we have 25 nice ones; in other
words, till my worms give out. When
2-3 of our way up stream, we are obliged
to carry our boat and luggage around a
fall, but not a long or hard carry. A little
IN THE WOODS WITH ROD AND CAMERA.
101
more hard poling, and we are once more in
dead water, and soon in Big Fish lake,
our destination, one of the most beautiful
lakes I have ever seen. Dotted with many
picturesque islands, surrounded by green
hills and mountains, its waters clear as
crystal, it furnishes a scene ever varying
and beautiful. From the clinging mists
of early morning, to the resplendent sun-
sets, it is always a beautiful picture. A
short paddle, and we are within hail of
our camp, "Injun Camp." The Admiral's
salute is not in it to the welcome accorded
us by those in camp, and we are soon in
the hands of our friends. It has been my
privilege to spend many vacations in the
woods, and I have tried tenting and living
in the typical log camp, but never before
in a spot so ideal. Three good sized tents,
the largest having a fly, covering the tent
completely and projecting 15 feet in front,
made a fire under the fly practical, and
allowed us to sit out doors, yet pro-
tected us from wet weather. The usual
bed of fir boughs was supplemented by
an arrangement of logs and small limbs,
put together as only expert guides know
how. Through the ingenuity of some
of our party tables, washstands, seats and
even rustic and comfortable chairs had been
built. With an ample larder, furnished
from "Pierce's best," who could refuse -to
be happy? There was but one drawback
to this paradise. We were not to enjoy its
beauties and comforts alone. Though so
far from home, and so difficult of access,
40 others had spied out this particular spot,
and located at different camps on the
lake.
Then followed days of supreme delight.
We could be as lazy as we wished, meals
at any hour, and have what we ordered.
There were but 4 of us, all congenial, and
the 2 best guides in the region. We were
more than fortunate, but this was not all
due to luck. Freeman is an old cam-
paigner; that was one of his stamping
grounds, and he had tried the McGowen
brothers, George and Charlie, before, and
they were not found wanting. So much
is dependent on inte/ligent and willing
guides. It makes all the difference between
a successful, happy trip, and a dismal fail-
ure. Indeed, that whole beautiful region
was completely hoodooed for us, owing to
the experience of 2 intimate friends, who
went up*there and fell into the hands of the
Philistines. One of our pleasures this year
consisted in trying to get some good pic-
tures of game. Have you ever tried it?
It is as difficult as taking a picture of a
2 year old baby ; worse, if anything. It is
difficult to take a large camera from place
to place in the woods or even in a canoe,
and with the small affairs used for snap
shots, it is almost impossible to get near
enough to the game to get a good picture.
Notwithstanding this, I had some delight-
ful morning and evening trips trying it.
Occasionally it was too early in the morn-
ing, sometimes too late in the evening.
Again, after making a snap, I would find
that the sun had hidden its face under a
cloud just at the moment of my exposure.
Another time the sun would persist in
shining directly in the face of the lens, and
the deer would not change their pose nor
allow me to move either the sun or myself.
Many days were cloudy, and nothing could
be done against a background of trees.
In ' only one exposure where deer were
included in the picture, were the conditions
all with me, and I have already told of my
discomfiture in takjng that. The old saying,
"you see the game when you haven't a
gun," applies equally well to camera hunt-
ing. I was particularly anxious to get a
picture of an old bull moose. Let me tell
you how near I came to it.
We were on our way home, having been
up a river offering a good chance to see
a moose. Half way down the river, we came
to a loggers' camp. There we stopped for
lunch. Five minutes after leaving the
camp we noticed a peculiar reddish looking
branch protruding from the bushes away
down the river. We had converted so
many stumps, branches and things into
deer, only to find them change back into
plain inanimate objects as we drew nearer,
that we kept still. Presently the
seeming bush moved, and resolved itself
into the antlers of a large bull moose. He
saw us fully as soon as we did him, He
waited until we were within 75 yards of
him, then turned his head and horns away
from us, and sneaked into the bushes. We
could see his huge hind quarters as he
slowly moved away, but he was so con-
cealed by the bushes that no picture could
be secured of him. He would have been
an easy mark with a rifle, but alas, we
could not shoot him ; it was yet the close
season, and it would not do. His horns
were still in the velvet and it would have
been impossible to keep the head; besides
we had no gun.
The lake on which we were encamped
furnishes the best of trout fishing most
of the season, the trout rising freely
to the fly. As in most of these large
lakes, the trout are capricious, and at
times, though breaking water freely all
around us, no fly which we could select
proved sufficiently seductive. While we
were able to take a few trout every day, it
was not what would be called good fishing.
Charlie spoke of a pond several miles
through the woods, where he believed we
could get fine fishing if we could strike
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them right; and yet even there he had
seen a man fish all day without a rise.
There was no boat on the pond, and having
decided to go over, George and Charlie
proceeded to lug in a canoe, 4 miles
through the woods over an indifferent
trail. As my time in the woods was to be
briefer than that of the others, I was given
first chance. We reached the pond about
5.30 a. m.
Adjusting our rods quickly, we began
our work first near the inlet, where we
soon caught a few little fellows, Y/\. to Ya
pounders. Then at Charlie's suggestion I
moved to a spot where he knew there were
big ones, if only they would bite. At once
the fun began. My first strike, a big fel-
low, I lost, together with part of my line
and my leader. By the time it had grown
too dark to fish, we had taken y 2 dozen,
ranging from i^4 pounds to 3 pounds;
doubles the last cast, one of i}i pounds, the
other 3 pounds.
A deserved cabin by the shore offered us
a shelter for the night, where after supper
we sank to rest on the bough beds prepared
a year before by some other campers. At
4:55 next morning we were out in our
canoe and at work. At 8 a. m.. we quit and
counted up our spoils, 42 trout weighing
between 60 and 70 pounds ! Never have I
seen another such string of trout. A pho-
tograph of them was taken, breakfast eaten,
and we started back for camp, which we
reached by 1 p. m.
A few days more of this idyllic life, then
the sad return to civilization and its cease-
less, remorseless grind.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY J DUNaAR.
CLOSE HAULED.
Taken with a Goerz Lens.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY J DJN3AR.
THE OTHER TACK.
Taken with a Goerz Lens.
This is the way a Billville justice laid
down the law: "Mr. Bailiff, take the law-
yer to jail for 10 days, give the woman a
divorce, whip the husband and bring in a
jug of liquor." — Atlanta Constitution.
A TRIP FOR TROUT.
DR. J. S. EMANS.
Photos by the Author.
In 1861, when my father, an Englishman,
sailed from Leyden, in Holland, to Amer-
ica, I am sure it was because he had heard
there was good fishing here. At any rate,
the fishing microbe has always been ramp-
ant in the male line of our family. Al-
though I am able to keep this microbe
fpirly quiet most of the year by feeding
him on stories from Recreation, the sum-
mer's heat develops such a host of these
pleasant nuisances, that about the 1st of
August every year they give me an attack
of acute FisJiitis, and I have to seek the
Northland for a cure.
Last year, with Wm. A. Dutcher, I left
New York August 9th for Boston. The
next day we took the Dominion Atlantic
steamer to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Af-
ter a trip through the beautiful valley of
Anapolis bay, we stopped at Wolfville,
and drove 3 miles to Grand Pre. There
Evangeline's willows, grand pre.
I took snap shots of Evangeline's well and
willows, and the site of the Arcadian
smithy; also of the bridge over the Gas-
pereau. Sad it is that fact and fancy are
often so far apart. Longfellow never saw
the land of his poem. Still, one loves to
linger beneath the willows and gaze at far
off Blomidon.
Those who have visited Quebec, and Le-
vis opposite, and have seen the tremendous
fortifications, must have been impressed
with the fact that England has planted one
foot there. I never discovered where the
other foot had been planted until I went
to Halifax. There I saw the evidences
of her lingering love for America ; but
we were not especially interested in forts
and footprints. We were looking for trout.
Hearing that Campbellton, on the Res-
tigouche river, at the head of the bay of
Chaleur, was the best place in the world
to satisfy our desires, we started on the
ROCKS AT HOPEWELL CAPE.
371 mile trip North. Leaving Halifax at
16.30 o'clock on the Intercolonial railroad,
we stopped off at Moncton, 22.40 o'clock,
so the time table said, in order to see the
tidal bore of the Petitcodiac river. We
were told that in only 3 places in the world
does this phenomenon occur. Twice in 24
ROCKS AT HOPEWELL CAPE.
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hours the river, which is one third of a mile
wide, empties and is refilled by a tidal
wave, caused by the 60 foot tide in the
Bay of Fundy 25 miles below. At times the
water rushes up the river in a wave 5
feet high. We were well repaid by the
sight ; also for the 24 mile drive to Hope-
well cape,, at the mouth of the river, where
the rocks are carved out in fantastic
shapes by the wonderful Fundy tides.
Leaving Moncton at 11.22 a. m. we
reached Campbellton at 17.45 P- m - The
next morning we drove 4 miles up be-
hind Sugar Loaf mountain to Parker lake,
which although only ]/^ mile wide by ? /$ of
a mile in length, is famous for its trout.
The lake is owned by Mr. Pritchard,
who charges $1 a day for each rod. After
some sad experiences with certain fisher-
men whose composition was mostly pork,
he allows no one to catch more than 10
pounds a day. The trout are peculiar in
that they will not look at a fly, and have
appetite only for grasshoppers. With
a bottle of hoppers, and a boy to row us
to the best spots, we fished till noon. Then
we had our first fill of trout, prepared in
the most delicious manner by Mrs. Pritch-
ard. Bill ate so many, I noticed signs of
distress in the region of his belt during ,
all our afternoon fishing. We caught in
all 40 trout, the largest 1% pounds and
many 1 pound. The small ones, facetiously
called "sprats" by our guide, we returned
to the lake.
The following day being August 15th
and the last for salmon fishing, we decided
to try our luck in the far famed Resti-
gouche, whose waters lapped the back of
the hotel. ' We were told we were not
likely to catch any because of the lateness
of the season, our lack of proper equip-
ment, and the fact that the best waters
were leased by the Metapedia Club. As
it costs $10,000 to join the club, and there
were no vacancies, we gave up that idea.
However, we thought our trout rods and
landing nets all right, until a gentleman
showed us his salmon rod, which looked
like a telegraph pole, and his gaff, like a
shepherd's crook. We wilted, but bought
some double hooked salmon flies, took our
heaviest bait rod, a borrowed grilse rod,
and a freight train 10 miles up to Flat
Lands. There, for a small consideration,
I got permission from Mrs. McDonald to
fish her waters in the Restigouche. With
Tom. and Dan Delaney as guides, in a
Gaspe canoe, we cast our 75 cent flies all
day, with the results of one rise from a
grilse and 4 aching wrists. We had at
least been swell and fished for the lordly
salmon, and we were satisfied.
A day later we visited the Powell, and
saw a sight calculated to make an angler
lie awake nights. In a narrow strip of shal-
low water, staked off between 10 islands,
were 300 salmon, averaging 20 pounds
each. These had been caught in a weir,
and were to be kept there until Septem-
ber, when they were to be stripped of
spawn and returned to the river.
■ With fly and bait, in the Restigouche,
we" were rewarded with 2 fair catches of
beautiful silvery sea trout, averaging about
a pound in weight. The first run of trout
had been long before at the head waters
of the river, and the second run was only
just beginning, so we were informed by
our Indian guide, Tom Condo.
Hearing of some wonderful catches of
5 and 6 pound brook trout in Indian lake,
22 miles South of Campbellton, we de-
cided that was the place to go. Many had
heard of the lake, but few had ever been
THE INDIAN LAKE EXPRESS.
there. As a consequence, it took one even-
ing and all the next day to find a guide to
take us there. One morning at 8 o'clock
we started with Tom Chorette and drove
and walked 16 miles over a rough road
into the woods. One stop was made to
"boil the kettle," which term designates
meal time in camp throughout New Bruns-
wick. Having gone as far as possible with
the wagon, our provisions, tent, feed for
the horse, etc., were transferred to a sled
and we started over a trail 6 miles to the
lake. There never was a more woods-
wise horse than Dick, who was a constant
source of wonder and admiration. He cer-
tainly was half human. Simply by word
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105
of mouth, he was driven over fallen trees,
through mud, up and down almost per-
pendicular ridges. To be sure, the sled
was sometimes overturned, but 1 never
blamed Dick.
We were at last in the "forest primeval."
Spruce, hemlock and pine, with the most
magnificent white birches were on every
hand; but we missed the woodsy odor of
our Adirondack balsams.
Many moose, caribou, and a few deer
tracks were seen. Reaching the lake a
little ahead of our guide we saw a beaver
swimming a short distance from shore.
While we watched him he dived and slap-
ped his paddlelike tail on the water 11
times as a warning that there were vis-
itors on the lake. During the 5 days of
our stay we saw him every morning and
evening. He used to come swimming in
' zigzag manner toward us, and wonder
what we were doing on our raft of logs in
his preserve. Sometimes he would dive
quietly and again slap his tail, sending the
spray 5 feet in the air. We came to love
him and would have liked to exchange
cards, but could only exchange glances.
The last morning he came within 50 feet
of us and we took snap shots of him as
he lay on the water and as he dived. We
broke his dam and left a stick projecting
from it. During the night he cut the-
stick half in 2, in his effort to remove it.
The lake was full of trout, and evenings,
just before dark, the water fairly boiled
with rolling, leaping specimens. Such gamy
ones I never saw. It was exciting, amus-
ing, provoking, to spend 5 or more min-
utes landing a T / 2 pound trout when one
wished to gc f him off and try for some
big fellow who rose near. We got plenty
of one, iy 2 and 2 pounders, but none of
the big fellows we heard about. It took
12 minutes to land the largest. Our larg-
est were caught on a red tag Parmer, and
a grilse Silver Doctor on which was
hooked a trout eye.
Sleeping on a bough bed, with our
clothes on, in a small tent, listening to the
rain drops fall, and unfortunately some-
times feeling them ; hearing the hoot owl,
and the 'snore of our guide, who was a
past master in the art, are things enjoya-
ble for a time; things which on return to
civilization make the warm bath, clean
clothes, good dinner and clean bed most
delightful.
We went for trout and we got them, we
were hungry iok trout and we ate them
until it seemed we would never want
another. Our trip had been a success, and
we put up our rods satisfied, with no de-
sire to see them again for another year.
On our trip out we saw, at Fourteen
Mile lake, where a moose had been killed
and cleaned, although the law was not
yet up.
There are a large number of places in
Northern New Brunswick, in the vicinity
of Campbellton, where there is excellent
fishing. The one drawback is that the
best waters are leased. It is often possible
to make arrangements with the lessees,
and either in their waters, or those not
leased, the desires of the most ardent
angler may be satisfied.
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AMATEUR PHOTO BY H O. BJORNAAS
GREY GOPHER.
Winner of 27th Prize in Recreation's 7th Annual Photo Competition.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY E. S. WILSOIIi
THREE JOLLY TARS.
Winner of 35th Prize in Recreation's 7th Annual Photo Competition.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY CHARLES B, WRIGHT
A NIGHT IN CAMP.
Winner of 34th Prize in Recreation's 7th Annual Photo Competition.
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TWO TENDERFEET IN THE GRAND DISCHARGE.
ROBERT FROTHINGHAM.
While spending a part of my vacation
in Quebec last July my attention was at-
tracted by the following advertisement of
a local dealer in sporting goods:
"Have you ever seen a ouananiche?
There is one on exhibition at our store."
Impelled as much by curiosity to learn
how the word was pronounced as to see
the fish itself, the next morning found me
at the store in question, only to find dis-
played a mounted specimen of what might
have been a beautiful fish when taken from
the water. My disappointment must have
been apparent to the courteous clerk who
inquired as he looked me over:
"From the States?''
"Yes," I replied.
"Going up to the lake after 'wannan-
ishe'," he ventured, glancing at my wife
who stood near, with a helpless expres-
sion on her face, wondering what my reply
would be.
"Well, that depends. I thought you had
a live specimen of that fish here on exhibi-
tion, and I wanted to see it."
"They are brought fresh from Lake St.
John every day," he replied, "you can see
one that has been out of water less than 24
hours;" and stepping to the telephone he
called a fish dealer who appeared a few
minutes later with a magnificent specimen
hanging by the gills from his finger. To
my wondering eyes the fish looked fully 2
feet long and I would have said it weighed
8 or 10 pounds. As a matter of fact, how-
ever, there was but little over 3 pounds of
fish.
"How are those big fellows caught?
With a spoon?" I inquired, recalling my
only fishing excursion since a country lad,
trolling for bluefish off Fire Island.
"No,"" he replied; "they are caught with
the fly, up in the Grand Discharge. It
isn't considered sportsmanlike to troll for
the ouananiche, and there is little of it
done up at the lake. Would you like to
see some tackle?" In a moment, for the
first time in my life, I held a jointed rod
in my hand and was trying my best to look
wise as the ambitious salesman talked
glibly of the best rods for the ouanan-
iche. Opening a wallet full of flies, he
gave me a dissertation on the superior
merits of Jock Scott, Silver Doctor, Hare's
Ear, etc., while my wife discreetly turned
her attention to something on the other
side of the store. I didn't have the nerve
to tell him that my knowledge of rods and
flies was limited by what I had seen of
them through a plate glass window of a
sportsmen's supply house ; that 1 had never
essayed a cast nor sat in a canoe; that I
knew no more of the art than a child ;
that, in fact, I had no earthly right to be
wasting his time; and so, as gracefully
as possible, I made my escape, in the be-
lief that I had not given myself away.
Nevertheless, in that brief interview I
had made up my mind that we would go
to Lake St. John and try our luck. The
next day found us on our way for a ride
of 200 miles North from Quebec
through the Laurentian mountains, the
"Canadian Adirondtacks," up the Quebec
and Lake St. John railway, to Roberval,
the Northernmost settlement between Que-
bec and Hudson's bay. The railroad runs
directly to the Hotel Roberval, the only
hostelry in the place.
As I had been given to understand that
fishing privileges would have to be bought,
it was a pleasure to learn that the pro-
prietor of the hotel had leased from the
Provincial government all the ouananiche
waters within a radius of several days'
journey from Lake St. John, and that
they were all free to guests. The next
morning we started on the steamer Mis-
tassini, for a 25 mile sail across the lake,
to the Island House, at the head of the
Grand Discharge. There the waters of
the lake begin their descent, and there is
first felt the impetus of the current which
forms the terrific rapids extending all the
way to Chicoutimi, 40 miles below, where
they empty into the Saguenay. The
strength of the current was apparent from
the powerful steamboat itself which, hav-
ing rounded the point of the island, was
hurried along by the rushing water at a
rate that made it necessary to round to
before a landing could be made.
Luncheon over, a birch bark canoe and
2 trusty guides, Joe Morel, one of the old-
est and best known of the Canadian voy-
ageurs around the Grand Discharge, and
his son, a young fellow of 20, were on
hand, ready to transport us to the ouanan-
iche pools below. Mrs. Wife looked at
the frail craft, in the bottom of which I
had taken a seat, and remarked senten-
tiously,
"Two hundred and ten pounds besides
the weight of the guides is enough in that
cockleshell. I'll stay here and finish this
novel, while you go fishing."
There being but half a day at our dis-
posal we- went down stream about 6 miles,
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hugging the Eastern shore of the Dis-
charge and beaching the canoe in a quiet
little cove. The guides dragged it up in
the bushes and we started overland for a
walk of a mile and a half to the fishing
grounds. Joe Morel could talk but little
English and I knew no French, so there
was nothing to do but follow my leader..
Incidentally I gathered the impression that *
Joe and his son would rather walk than
paddle, in spite of his oft repeated asser-
tion, "Portaj de canoe, no time feesh.''
Ever as we walked through the rough
trail that had been hewn out of the under-
brush, I could hear the reverberating roar
of a distant waterfall, which penetrated the
silence of the woodland and forced itself
on the senses with an insistence that could
not be shaken off. A sudden turn in the
trail took us out into the open and in full
view of the grands chute, the first falls of
the Grand Discharge, a roaring fall of
some 15 feet, extending like a huge dam
entirely across the stream, which was in
the neighborhood of 1,000 feet wide, and
terminating in a series of fearful rapids.
To me they seemed as voluminous and
powerful as the whirlpool rapids of Niag-
ra and infinitely more terror striking and
awe inspiring because of the primeval
grandeur of the scene.
Huge boulders of gneiss and granite as
large as a house were lying about on every
side, with a profusion that bespoke some
terrific convulsion of the earth's surface
centuries agone. The surge and roar of
the rushing waters were appalling. Al-
most overcome by the terrific spectacle I
turned to Morel, the guide, and asked him
wher.e we were going to fish.
"On de rock we feesh," he replied,
pointing to a huge boulder that jutted out
from a point near where the swirling
waters rose and fell like the swell from
an ocean liner. Suiting the action to the
word, he unlimbered the rod- and ran out
the line, with a big grey fly on a double
hook at the end and another smaller fly 2
feet above. The incongruity of the situa-
tion was almost painful and as the mind
sometimes reverts to the ridiculous under
excitement, the old lines from 'Mother
Goose" came trooping through my brain,
"Simple Simon went afishing
For to catch a whale,
And all the water he had got
Was in his mother's pail."
The idea of throwing a hook into that
cauldron of rushing water, with the ex-
pectation of catching a fish, was too much
for me and in a dazed condition of wonder
and incredulity I told Joe to go ahead
while I sat down on the rock to watch
him. I had never seen a fly cast. It was
mighty interesting to watch the clever
twist of the wrist which carried the line
30 to 50 feet out into the stream and drop-
ped it as deftly on the water as if it had
been laid there by a fairy's wand. Sud-
denly the point of the rod went down
and Joe put the rod in my hands that I
might experience, for the first time, the
sensation of a lusty fish fighting for his
life on 30 feet of silken twine run out from
a 7 ounce rod.
Once more a case of unconscious cere-
bration. The only thing I could think of
was an incident in my boyhood in the
country, when I vainly tried to navigate
a bull calf with a rope out of a 10 acre
lot. How that fish did pull ! Instinct-
ively I began to reel in the line. Joe's ex-
perienced eye noted that I was proceeding
with more zeal than knowledge and he
cautioned me to take it easy. He had
scarcely spoken when the line suddenly
slackened and like a bar of burnished sil-
ver flashing in the sunlight, a handsome
fish leaped into the air twice in succession.
Away went the line, singing through the
reel.
«. "No so fast," cried Joe, apparently as
much excited as I was; and he grabbed
my hand away from the reel, to prevent
my making a fiasco of a fine chance. With
a look of anxiety on his face which be-
trayed only too well his fear that I would
lose the game, yet too experienced a guide
to offer to take the rod from my hands,
he directed me as a mother would a child,
until little by little, after about 15 min-
utes, the fish was brought up close by the
rock and Joe cleverly scooped him in with
the landing net.
"Wannaneesh," Joe said laconically, as
he held up the fish to view.
"How big?" I queried.
"Oh, leetle more dan pound and half,"
came the astounding reply, for I was sat-
isfied there had been fully 5 or 6 pounds
of fish on the end of the line. He was
well hooked, having swallowed the fly,
which jolted my pride a little, for already
I was becoming impressed with my ability
as an angler.
For the next hour or so I held the rod
and made my first attempts at fly casting,
during which time I hooked Joe's trousers,
my own back, a big log lying on a boulder
high above my head, and the rock itself.
I seemed able to land the fly on almost
any spot within a radius of 50 feet except
in the water. The precise measure of rank
disgust experienced by old Morel was a
mystery to me, for every time I looked at
him he was either busy lighting his pipe
or looking the other way; a most consid-
erate guide. I began wondering if, after
all, it was unsportsmanlike to troH for
ouananiche, for I was becoming satisfied
TWO TENDERFEET IN THE GRAND DISCHARGE.
109
that the spasmodic stabs I was making in
the atmosphere, in my efforts to cast the
fly, were unlikely to raise a fish. Turning
to Morel, who was lying prone on a pine
log that had been thrown up by the high
water, I said,
"Joe, come here and show me how to
handle this d d pole."
With a patience that discounted Job's,
Joe stood by my side and demonstrated as
best he could that deft movement of the
wrist and forearm that kept the line alive
as it whizzed back and forth through the
air and dropped the fly in the turbulence
beyond, cleverly drawing it through the
creamy scum that the counter cur-
rents form in spots here and there, under
which the ouananiche lie in ambush for
the insect life that comes down through
the rapids and gathers in eddies on the
surface. I soon caught on, and before
long was making respectable casts, saw-
ing the line, shuttlelike, back and forth
with my left hand as I drew the fly through
the water. Meanwhile I had got soaking
wet from the waist down, from the in-
cessant dashing and surging of the swell
thrown out by the furious rapids a few
yards beyond.
I had 3 or 4 rises, but either was not
quick enough with the rod or was too
quick with the reel, and the gamy fighter
would get away every time. Several times
Joe took the rod to relieve my tired arm
and every time he did so he would get a
strike, after which he would magnanimous-
ly put the rod in my hands for me to
land what was invariably a well hooked
fish. That was all right, but I was get-
ting tired of that sort of attention, even
though an amateur of amateurs. With a
determination to do or die I once more
took the rod, and did not yield it again
that afternoon.
It was nearly 5 o'clock when I made my
first strike that held fast, and I was
more than proud. Morel scooped a
handsome 3 pound fish into the landing
net at the end of a 20 minute fight.
I caught 3 more before we quit, and we
returned to the Island House with 9 beau-
ties, 4 of which were to my credit. I lost
fully a dozen during the afternoon, which
in all probability a more experienced an-
gler would have landed. Mrs. Wife was
surprised to see the result of the after-
noon's sport, which averaged 2 pounds
each, and still more surprised to learn
that I had hooked my share; all of which,
together with the undue attention which
the blackflies had devoted to her during
her half day's sojourn alone, settled the
question of her accompanying me in the
morning.
Shortly after 7 o'clock the next morning
we embarked for a 10 mile sail in the
canoe, old Joe in the stern, young Joe in
the bow, my wife and me back to back.
The wind was blowing stiffly and we scud-
ded down the first 3 or 4 miles of the Dis
charge, in the center of a swift though
smooth current. It is difficult to describe
the sensation of shooting over the water in
a bark so fragile that it seems to draw
scarcely an inch of water. The rapidity of
the descent and the smooth, oily surface of
the unbroken current created the impres-
sion that invisible hands were reaching up
from below to drag the canoe under.
There were 2 short, sharp rapids to be
run before the portage around the grande
chute is reached. These the guides will
run willingly with one passenger, but not
with 2. Each of these rapids involves a 5
minute walk through the woods on the
mainland. These were taken by my wife
and me in turn, while the canoe shot around
and clown with the other. Following the
channel of the discharge a few miles far-
ther down, across the stream from and be-
low the long portage of the previous day,
we arrived at the head of the grande chute,
at the foot of which we fished the day be-
fore and whither we were again bound,
although I had no idea at the time just
how we were to get there in a canoe.
This portage is a comfortable footpath,
cut through the woods and about a mile
long. There, for the first time, we saw
the birch bark canoe hoisted on the should-
ers of the guide, young Joe. He trotted
off with it, while we came after with old
Joe, who carried the rods and the lunch-
eon. We could hear the roar of the rap-
ids as we walked, but could not see them
for the dense underbrush. Soon we were
at the end of the portage and the canoe
was put down on the margin of a beauti-
ful cove with as picturesque a beach of
fine sand as may be found along the At-
lantic coast.
Then we reembarked, amid the roar of
the rapids, which was still in our ears,
though we could not see the waters. A
few swift strokes of the paddle and we
rounded a point, which took us in full
view of the rapids themselves and the im-
mense boulders from which we had fished,
the day before on the opposite side of an
expansive bay about 34 of a mile wide,
which had been worn away by the unceas-
ing action of the waters in their mad plung-
ing through the rapids of the grande chute.
A strong desire to turn back filled me for
an instant, but there was no time for ar-
gument, as we were already well on our
way across the bay, and thereby to a cer-
tain extent dispersed the fearful force of
the rapids which had created it. Ten min-
utes more and we were in the midst of
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them, the canoe pointing now this way,
now that, now up the stream, now down,
ever guided by the unerring stroke of the
paddle and prevented from what seemed
inevitable swamping ; rising to the waves
with a peculiar sweep of the pad-
dles that fairly lifted the canoe
out of the water. Thus we zigzagged
across the turbulent flood. To have at-
tempted a passage by a direct line would
have meant certain destruction. How the
guides do it, no one knows. It was enough
for us that we were safely shot across the
stream without shipping a drop of water,
and for what? Ouananiche!
Old Joe evidently thought I had received
sufficient education the previous day, for
on our arrival at the pools at the foot of
the rapids he left me without a word,
with young Joe as an attendant, and, like
a gallant voyageur, devoted himself entirely
to "de Madame," as he deferentially called
her.
He escorted her to the same rock where
I had received my first lessons. There
old Morel labored as patiently as he had
with me, hooking the first fish or 2 and
handing her the rod while he used the
landing net.
Domestic responsibilities have rendered
Mrs. Wife self possessed and dignified,
with an unruffled calm which, to use a
metropolitan metaphor, seldom slops over;
hence, I needed no explanation when to
the rock where I stood submerged to my
knees on a lower ledge, some 50 yards dis-
tant from her, came a muffled scream and
I saw her dancing a hornpipe in a space
where good footing was dependent on re-
maining quiet. She had hooked her first
fish and he was describing graceful curves
in the air, leaping half a dozen times in
succession, in a vain endeavor to dislodge
the hook, the water dripping from his
brilliant sides as he fell back each time
with a splash. She played with him fully
15 minutes, Joe finally landed him. The
fish weighed 2]/ 2 pounds.
Half an hour later Mrs. Wife hooked a
pair of them, one on each fly, and they
made a beautiful display as they fought
for their liberty. She had the good sense
to hand the rod to Joe, but even that old
veteran was not equal to the task, a very
difficult one I have since learned, and both
fish got away, one taking the flv with him.
It was a case of the survival of the fittest,
and the gallant fish earned their liberty.
In the face of rare luck, we stopped to
lunch, on ouananiche and bacon, crackers
and cheese, with a hard boiled egg on the
side, washed down with strong tea. We
both acknowledged that we had fared
worse many a time and paid more. Short-
ly after noon heavy clouds began to scud
across the sky and settled down to a heavy
rain, which continued the rest of the after-
noon. The wind and waves carried the
scum away from the rocks from which we
had been fishing; so, packing up our stuff,
we took the canoe to a small island near,
where we remained the rest of the day.
I had gone around on one side of the islet
to tfy my luck away from the others, when
Joe came after me in a hurry, saying ex-
citedly,
"Big feesh jomp in de foam."
I hastened back just in time to see a
tremendous fellow leap fully 3 feet in the
air from the middle of a broad patch of
scum about 35 feet distant. Even as I
cast for the spot, up he came a second
time. I had learned to cast fairly well,
and it was with comparative ease, which
brought a shout of approval from old
Morel, that I pulled it through, leaving a
little wake behind. Another cast, hoping
and praying that my good angel might be
somewhere around, when down went the
tip of my rod till it touched the water.
Something ripped out from between my
lips which Madame would not repeat, and
the battle was on.
Six times that magnificent fish leaped
from the water, into which I had walked
waist deep in my excitement, and at each
jump I received an electric shock which
made me feel as if I had touched a live
wire. I have not the words to express my
sensations at that moment. The incident
stands alone, absolutely unique. Nothing
in any other of my experiences can be
compared with it. I played that fish, or
rather he played me, 32 minutes, by Mrs.
Wife's watch, before he yielded the fight
and came into the landing net.
"Big feesh," indeed, that "jomp in de
foam." He weighed 4 pounds, 7 ounces
that night at the Island House. He was
the biggest catch of the day and to have
remained longer would have been like re-
turning to an entree after dessert had been
served. I was satisfied to return^ feeling
much as the old patriarch probably felt
when he said, "Lord now lettest thou thy
servant depart in peace."
For the first time during the day
I stopped to admire the quarry
I had taken. How beautiful the peacock
blue shade and hues that o'erspread his
sides, but that soon disappeared, giving
place to well defined silver and black,
with the black crosses and spots. How
graceful and artistic the lines which tap-
ered the body, creating the impression of
length and weight ! Noting also the
breadth of the powerful tail and the strong
fins, it was not difficult to understand
how he held his own in the swirling eddies
of the grande chute.
When Morel gathered up the spoils
there were 26 fish, aggregating 52 pounds,
TWO TENDERFEET IN THE GRAND DISCHARGE.
in
the majority running about 1^2 pounds
each. Several weighed 3 pounds and some
but little less. We lost at least 15, and
some half dozen we threw back because
of their small size.
As we started away from the little is-
land, homeward bound, we had an oppor-
tunity of witnessing once more the almost
superhuman skill of our guides in navigat-
ing the canoe. In a driving rain, with a
stiff wind blowing across the bay, we
started to cross the foot of the rapids we
had come over in the morning. It was
a different proposition in the face of fit-
ful gusts of wind, which added to the tur-
bulence and choppiness of the water, to
say nothing of over 50 pounds additional
weight in the canoe. Our crossing in the
morning had been made in silence. I
noticed this time, however, that every few
minutes old Joe would drop a word in
the musical French patois. It would be
answered by an eloquent "Oui" from the
son, immediately followed by some par-
ticular stroke of the paddle which turned
the canoe at right angles from its appar-
ent course, to hold it motionless amid the
churning foam and avoid running into the
crest of an oncoming wave which threat-
ened to engulf the frail craft and which
in the twinkling of an eye would either
be turned aside by a sudden change in the
current or cut off at the crest by a stroke
of the paddle. It was marvelous ! While
my heart nearly stopped beating I simply
sat still and wondered at the almost mir-
aculous feats performed by those voy-
ageurs, and whether we would really reach
the shore without a mishap. Mrs. Wife
said it was enough to give a person
"nerves," and I agreed with her.
On the way down in the morning we
had passed though a portion of the chan-
nel which was divided by a small island
about 100 feet from the mainland, and not
far above the head of the long portage.
A big rock jutted out from the main shore
at a point midway of the length of the
island opposite. I noticed that we shot
past the little island like a streak, without
appreciating that we would have to pass
the same way on our return. On the way
back that evening we hugged the shore
closely all the way up to the projecting
rock in order to avoid the effect of the
wind and current. When we reached that
point, however, it was more than apparent
that no canoe could be paddled up that
short ascent by any 2 men. The stream
was running like a mill race and eddying
around the big rock like a whirlpool.
What to do was the question in my
mind, when like a flash the canoe was
turned just before the rock was reached
and shot almost at right angles across the
stream, both men bending to their paddles
with all their might and main. Just as it
seemed inevitable that we would be swept
past the lower end of the island and into
the rapids, a final stroke sent the nose of
the canoe within a foot of the sheer rock
and another turn brought it up alongside
as gracefully as a swan.
"Bon!" ejaculated old Morel, as he
braced his paddle against the rock and
drew a long breath, and I understood just
enough French to appreciate how he felt.
The remainder of the run home was une-
ventful, except that the rain continued
falling heavily. By the time we reached
the Island House there was about an inch
of water in the bottom of the canoe, and
we were sitting in it ; but there were 26
ouananische and 2 18 carat guides keep-
ing us company and we cared nothing.
The next day found us on board the
Mistassini on . our way back to the Rob-
erval. Beemer spoke the truth when he
said our experience in ouananiche fishing
would spoil us for future sport with the
fly. We had been initiated at the top of the
ladder and further experience would be in
the nature of a retrogression, unless we
should return to Lake St. John, for we
had met and conquered the greatest game
fish in North America.
As I look back on that day's glorious
sport at the foot of the rapids of the
grand e chute in the Grand Discharge, it
makes me feel humble. When I think
of the gall I had to venture to lure that
greatest of all game fishes without any
experience in handling a rod or casting a
fly, I shudder. That it should have been
on the cards for a genus loppestre like me
to land that kingly 4^ pounder that came
to net at the eleventh hour, and in one
brief day to demolish the traditions of
sharps who have been writing for years
on the experience and expertness neces-
sary to angle successfully for the ouanan-
iche, makes me proud.
Her Fashionable Friend — Why didn't you
bring the baby?
The New Mamma — I did want to, but
there wasn't room in the carriage for her
and my doggie too. — Chicago Record-Her-
ald.
WILD SHEEP IN CAPTIVITY.
HARRY E. LEE.
On a recent hunting trip in Old Mexico
I had the pleasure of spending a few days
in El Paso, the gateway to that old and lit-
tle known but interesting country. While
enjoying the balmy sunshine and making
the acquaintance of a number of royal
Southern sportsmen, I had the good for-
tune to be allowed the privilege of taking a
photograph of this noble little animal. The
history of its capture is as follows :
In February, 1902, Pedro Sorrillo, a
Mexican, was hunting in the Cerro Chino
mountains, State of Chihuahua, and shot
the mother sheep. The lamb was only a
few days old at the time and was carried in
the saddle in the hot sun without food or
water. At night a domestic she goat was
procured for it, and it nursed readily. It
was kept with this goat continuously until
last June, when Mr. C. H. Townsend. of
Townsend-Barber Zoological Company, El
Paso, happened to be in that section o*f
Mexico on a hunting and exploring trip,
and secured the prize from the Mexican.
Mr. Townsend took the lamb 20 miles in a
carriage to the railroad and over 90 miles
by rail to El Paso, simply tied with a small
rope around its neck.
The day before getting on the train with
his little charge Mr. Townsend had an in-
teresting experience, and it was only
through good fortune that he did not lose
the lamb altogether. In the middle of a
burning afternoon, while tied in the shade
of the rude box car station at Sabinal, it
broke its rope and started for the hills. Un-
fortunately for Mr. Townsend, there was
no saddle horse near, and he was compelled
to give it chase on foot. Those who have had
experience in following a mountain lamb,
even though it be of tender age, realize
what Mr. Townsend had to contend with.
I once had a chase of that kind in Alaska
and still bear marks of my rough scramble
over rocks and crevices which it seemed
impossible for the little creatures to at-
tempt ; but they bounded on, heedless of the
seeming danger, and soon were safe on the
ledges far below, where no human, foot
could tread. Mr. Townsend was more for-
tunate, and after a run of over half a mile
through the low brush and prickly pears,
he finally caught the lamb. It felt the sepa-
ration from its adopted goat mother and
wanted to nurse.
MEXICAN WILD LAMB.
In El Paso Mr. Townsend got 2 she goats
for it. As soon as it became acquainted
with them, which took several days, it
nursed energetically, dropping on its knees
like a flash and butting the udder repeat-
edly with its head. Since June it has been
eating alfalfa hay, green grass, oats 'morn-
ing and evening, raw potatoes, fruit, bread;
in fact, almost anything, even to cigarette
stumps, which it ate with a relish. It has
a great fondness for jumping. When but a
very small lamb it could strike the walls of
its enclosure, over 6 feet' from the ground,
and it now jumps much higher. It is a clean,
healthy animal, full of life, yet docile as a
tame sheep. It should by all means be in
one of our large zoological parks, as it is a
rare specimen, and from personal experi-
ence I find that these animals are scarce and
becoming more so every day. The few that
are left will be exterminated unless imme-
diate and stringent laws are enacted for
their protection.
First Actress — I was beside myself with
rage. #
. Second Actress— You certainly were.
Why, you quivered even in the places
where you were upholstered. — Life.
112
THE BATTLE OF THE PRONGHORNS.
W. T. HEDDON.
The early part of last October I was
welcomed by my friend Parker as I alight-
ed from a Pullman which had conveyed
me safe to a little hamlet in Wyoming.
The hour required to drive 7 miles to the
R. B. ranch was fully occupied by queries
and replies relative to prospects for the
morrow and in recalling our experiences of
the 3 preceding autumns together, hunting
the keen eyed and fleet footed antelope,
which without doubt is the most difficult
of approach of all American game animals.
Mr. Parker is the most successful ante-
lope hunter it has been my good fortune to
know. Not only does he thoroughly un-
derstand the nature of these animals, but
he is a born plainsman and mountaineer,
and an excellent rifle shot at game, either
standing or running. It is rare, indeed,
to secure shots at antelope in that section
at less than 200 yards, as the country af-
fords too many comparatively level ranges
on which grows that far famed, sweet buf-
falo grass.
Breakfast over the next morning, we
saddle and bridled 2 cow ponies, strapped
our scabbards containing 30-30 rifles to the
saddles, mounted and with wishes of
"good luck, boys ; sorry I can not join
you" from the good wife of my friend, who
is equally at home in divided skirts in the
saddle, chasing a crippled antelope, or in
evening dress in the ballroom doing a
2-step with her most obedient servant, we
"gave 'em the steel" and were off. For
the first time in nearly a year I was speed-
ing over the former haunts of the buffalo
and the rightful owner of our country,
the red man. How clear, cool and pure
the air ! Away to the Southwest some 70
miles the peaks of snow-capped mountains
were plainly seen, and I was speechless
with thrills of a true happiness from which
comes no reactive sting.
We passed over bluffs on which thou-
sands of warriors had camped, and from
which they had cautiously scanned the
country for miles. The only remaining
evidences of their last stand for possession
of this former hunters' paradise, against
the hand of the white man's greed, clothed
in the pretext of "advancement of civili-
zation," are the circles of flat stones used
to hold down the circular edges of their
tepees. Numerous horns of our buffalo
scattered about are still another evidence
that civilization has mowed a swath in the
heart of every lover of nature.
When about 3V2 miles from the ranch we
sighted a herd of 15 antelopes about 400
yards away. Unfortunately for us they re-
turned the compliment. Before we could
get a rise of ground between us, they had
taken fright and had run up a hill from
which they could make a more thorough
observation. There they halted an instant
and while we were filling the air with re-
grets, Parker, who is the taller and could
see into sink holes where I could not, ex-
claimed,
"See those bucks fight !"
Rising in my stirrups, I saw, some 100
yards to the left of the herd, 2 bucks in
deadly combat. Two other antelopes were
running around and past them, back and
forth, as we supposed in an endeavor to
warn them of impending danger. We both
took in the situation in an instant, and
without further words wheeled our horses
and, riding rapidly out of their sight, cir-
cled in such a manner as to cat the un-
suspecting 4 off from the herd. When
we again came in sight all 4 were still
there, but the main bunch were running.
What a fight ! Neither of us had ever
before seen wild animals contesting for
right as lord and master. At that point the
ground was such that by advancing a few
rods we would be under cover and could
approach unseen to within 150 yards.
Keyed to the highest pitch with excite-
ment, not buck fever, I shouted,
"Let's make a run !" and we did, for
200 yards, in the meantime taking our
rifles from their scabbards and preparing
for action. We quickly dismounted, threw
the reins over the ponies' heads, which is
just as safe as tying them, and started,
bare headed, on a run toward our certain
victory. As soon as we came in sight the
young buck and doe, which were cutting
capers around their companions, circled
past us at about 100 yards and joined the
herd, then far away. What an opportunity,
and ;how 2 hearts ached to give him the
lead, but neither spoke, nor did we raise
our rifles. Slackening our pace, we walked,
in plain sight of our quarry, 25 yards
more, and being within 125 yards, halted to
shoot. We spoke not a word, but watched
them separate and come together with
heads down ; heard their horns clash and
saw them locked. It was a grand and
nobly fought battle, but both were destined
to lose, for the next moment my friend
raised his rifle and fired. It was not a kill
and both bucks circled past us at full
speed to join their band. I fired and
missed. Parker fired. I shot again, and
as my buck fell, in wildest excitement I
shouted,
"That's mine!"
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ii4
RECREATION.
Another shot, an exclamation, "Mine's
the leader," a few war whoops, congratu-
lations, my Eastman No. 4 shot a few times,
our old reliable Marble hunting knives put
into action, and it was all over. Our bucks
lay within 10 yards of each other and 80
yards from us, both hit near the heart; not
because of wonderful skill, but it so hap-
pened. Neither moved from where he fell,
dying before we reached them to cut their
throats. We would not have exchanged
places with even a dining-car conductor or
a prestidigitator. Our happiness was com-
plete. We did not congratulate each other
on account of any skill exhibited; indeed,
there was none. Under ordinary circum-
stances my friend would have killed both
bucks, with 2 shots ; but he admitted,
"Billie, I was never so excited in my life,"
and every real sportsman knows why we
acted 15 years younger.
What a chance for the camera, if we
had only known ! There is no doubt we
could have approached within a few feet
of the fighters, but when we thought of my
kodak it was too late to improve the op-
portunity of a lifetime.
Two days later the head of my buck was
expressed to that world renowned taxider-
mist, C. E. Aiken, of Colorado Springs,
and it is now added to my collec-
tion of trophies, each of which tells
a silent story of the happiest days of my
life.
A PAIR OF SEATTLE RAZORBACKS
This picture comes from Seattle, Wash., Halls will attempt to justify themselves
and is accompanied by a newspaper clipping when assailed, but if I should print some
stating that the pair of swine shown there- of the letters that have come to me from
in are named D. H. and Virgil Hall. It their neighbors, they would know what
is said that these men killed 150 ducks, 30 other people think of them. It is to be
D. H. AND VIRGIL HALL.
geese and several swans in 2 days. The hoped these 2-legged rooters may realize
extent of the slaughter is not so bad as the that they have disgraced themselves and
taste displayed by the men who would thus that they may reform.
stand up and be photographed about the D. H. Hall is game hog No. 889 and
corpses of their victims. Of course, these Virgil Hall is No. 890. — Editor.
FROM THE GAME FIELDS.
The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman.
THE NEWEST ANIMAL TRAPS.
720,911. — Animal Trap. William Gabriel-
son, Waldron, Mo., assignor of l / 2 to
Erick Larson, Kansas City, Mo. Filed
April 28, 1902. Serial No. 105,074.
(No model.)
Claim. — 1. In an animal trap, a frame, a
pair of swinging jaws mounted pivotally
thereon, transverse sitting-lugs 3 a on said
jaws, a spring having an opening in its
end, said opening embracing the radial
portions of said jaws when the jaws are
closed, a detent lever pivoted on said frame
in position to hold said spring depressed,
a slot in said lever, a trigger, a pin secured
thereto and entering said slot ; said slot
being of such a form that the movement
of said lever when the trap is set will raise
the trigger to an upright position, and that
said slot will be engaged by said pin in
such a manner as to hold said trigger and
lever insecurely in set position.
2. A frame, a pair of swinging jaws
having radial portions mounted pivotally
on said frame, transverse sitting-lugs 3 a
mounted on said jaws, a U-shaped spring
having one end thereof resting on said
frame and its other end having an opening
therein embracing said radial portions pro-
vided with said lugs, when the jaws are
closed ; a detent lever pivoted on said
frame in position to hold said spring de-
pressed, a slot in said lever, a trigger, a pin
secured thereto and entering said slot; said
slot being of such a form that the move-
ment of said lever when the trap is set will
raise the trigger to an upright position, and
that said slot will be engaged by said pin in
such a manner as to hold said trigger and
lever insecurely in set position.
721,321. — Animal Trap. Christopher C.
Nesmith and Joel L. Brewer, Manches-
ter, Ala. Filed November 26, 1902. Se-
rial No. 132,954. (No model.)
Claim. — In an animal trap of the class
described the combination with a cage of a
vestibule or passage way, having inclined
end walls, openings formed in said end
walls, pivoted drop doors adapted to close
said openings, pivoted floor plates arranged
in said passage way, the inner end of which
are formed with interlocking fingers, coun-
terbalancing weights fixed to the outer ends
of said floor plates, said outer ends being
adapted to close said pivoted drop door's by
weight of an animal upon the inner end of
the same, stop walls and flaring wings ar-
ranged adjacent to the openings in said
passage way, whereby the course of an ani-
mal is directed to said openings, a door or
opening, communicating between said pas-
sage way and said cage, a downwardly in-
clined guideway extending from said door
to the floor of said cage, and a drop door
for closing said door and guideway.
726,140. — Animal Trap. John Campbell,
Sr, Webster, N. Y. Filed July 15,
1902. Serial No. 115,708.
Claim. — 1. A trap comprising a body, a
bottom, and an entrance chute, the lower
terminals of the opposite sides of the body
having loop devices loosely held thereby
and adapted to be passed through meshes
of the bottom, and removable keys passed
through the loop devices of the body and
disposed against under sides of the bot-
tom ; also through a portion of the body
and arranged against the outer ends of the
chute, whereby the several parts of the
trap may be quickly assembled or disas-
sociated.
723,100. — Animal Trap. James P. White,
Mattoon, 111. Filed June 27, 1902. Se-
rial No. 113,490. (No model.)
Claim. — In an animal trap, the combina-
tion of a box-like structure having one
us
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RECREATION.
open side, a gate pivoted at the top and
across said opening adapted to swing up-
wardly against the top of the box and to
fall by gravity, a latch-plate pivoted to the
box at an intermediate point near the bot-
toms thereof, a stop for limiting the move-
ment of the latch-plate, a latch secured to
the latch-plate and adapted to engage the
free end of the gate when the latch-plate is
swung from the floor of the trap to the
limit of movement defined by the stop.
721,407. — Animal Trap. Wilhelm Wil-
helms, B riming, Neb. Filed September
29, 1902. Serial No. 125,245. (No mod-
el.)
Claim. — 1. An animal trap comprising a
base with an opening, a spring-actuated
choking loop movable thereover and a trig-
ger disposed at right angles to said loop to
engage the same.
2. A spring-actuated choking loop mova-
ble thereover and a trigger disposed at
right angles to said loop to engage the
same, and having a looped portion.
3. A trigger disposed at right angles to
said loop to engage the same, and having a
looped portion provided with a cross bar.
719,544. — Animal Trap. Pardon A. Whit-
ney, Southington, Conn. Filed No-
vember 28, 1902. Serial No. 133,149.
(No model.)
Claim. — 1. In a trap of the class specified
the combination with the base, the spring,
and the latch, of jaws pivoted at each end
in the base, one of said jaws being pivoted
in a lower plane than the other jaw.
2. The combination with the base, the
spring and the latch, of jaws pivoted in the
base, one of said jaws being pivoted in a
lower plane than the other at the spring
end of the base.
726,350. — Animal Trap. Samuel Robin-
son, Monmouth, 111. Filed December
2J, 1897. Serial No. 663,546.
Claim. — 1. The combination of a base,
a spring-actuated clamping jaw, a trigger
located at the front of the base and pro-
vided with a hook, and a latch pivotally
secured at the rear end of the base and
provided with a slot to receive the jaw,
the toe of said latch extending forward in
position to engage the hook of the trigger.
IN THE PORT TOWNSEND DISTRICT.
On previous trips up the Straits of San
Juan and Puget sound I had admired the
glorious view of the snow-topped Olympic
mountains. Being told they were full of
fish and game and but little known, I de-
termined to have a try at them before those
interesting conditions were changed.
After exchanging a few letters on the
subject with'Munro Wyckoff, game warden
of Port Townsend district, I set out for
that place with my usual outfit, relying on
obtaining special articles, horses and sup-
plies there. In that I was not disappointed,
and finding Mr. Wyckoff familiar with the
mountains, I secured his services as guide,
with his brother, George, to take care of
camp. Another brother, Lum, had recently
been appointed ranger on the huge Govern-
ment reserve, which comprises the central
and best part of the Olympics, and I had
the benefit of his experience as well.
We decided to go in with pack horses
as far as possible and establish a central
permanent camp from which to foray
through the country. The open season on
grouse begins August 15; on elk, Septem-
ber 1, and on deer, September 15. Owing
to the frightful condition of the trail we
made an early start and were 2 weeks going
over ground which we covered in 2 days
on our return. The winds and avalanches
of winter had torn down and interlaced
great trees by hundreds along the narrow
canyon of the Big Quilicene river by which
FROM THE GAME FIELDS.
117
we traveled, and it was necessary to send
ahead men with saws and axes to cut a
way through.
The forest and undergrowth were dense,
almost obscuring the sun. Black bear and
grouse were numerous and the river was
full of delicious trout. On reaching the
summit of the divide between Quilicene
and Dungeness rivers, at an altitude of
6,000 feet, the country grew more open,
with good feed for the horses, and snow
on the peaks and sheltered spots. Deer
were abundant. In an hour's stroll our
first morning in camp I counted 10, the
hills being fairly cut up by game trails.
Bear and cougar sign were numerous, but
these animals are too nocturnal in their
habits to make hunting them a pleasure,
though we saw several and shot a few.
Near the salt licks the carcasses of fawns
with torn throats gave evidence of the
cougar's work.
The hot days brought into life myriads
of exceedingly fierce flies and mosquitoes,
making it necessary to wear mosquito hats
when in camp, but the chilly nights gaye
respite from them and ensured good rest
on luxurious beds of balsam fir boughs.
We made our camp near a huge snow bank
in which we refrigerated our meat and
perishable supplies. Wild berries and
flowers grew in profusion. Delicious soft,
cold water was in abundance, forming
lovely cascades and rills in every little
canyon.
Our permanent camp was on a shoulder
of Mount Constance, midway between the
summit and the East fork of Dungeness
river, amid particularly grand scenery. A
little climb morning or evening to the
ridges would be amply repaid by sunrise
or sunset effects on the clouds and snow-
clad peaks simply indescribable. Mounts
Olympus and Constance are the highest
points in this range ; farther off could be
seen the blue sound and straits, with Mount
Baker and the Cascade range for a back-
ground.
In little secluded valleys, reached on
foot, were bands of elk, often 50 or more,
but we let them alone as it is almost im*
possible to pack out a head or a quarter
of meat from such a country. It is no trick
at all to bag deer, some of the bucks being
large, with grand heads; but the job of
getting them to camp often makes the
hunter wish he had missed his shot.
An interesting animal thereabouts is the
whistling marmot, a sort of huge prairie
dog weighing 10 to 25 pounds. They are
numerous and tame, and make hay like a
farmer, cutting, drying and storing it. The
Indians and some prospectors claim they
are good eating, but most people seem
prejudiced against them.
These mountains are full of gold, silver,
copper and iron, but the formation is so
broken and travel so difficult that but few
seek the prizes that are undoubtedly there.
All the rivers, Docewallips, Quilicene,
Dungeness, Elwah and Solduc, and Qui-
nault and Crescent lakes are full of trout,
from the tiny brook species to the giant
Beardsley, including the rainbow, cutthroat
and Dolly Varden. The bays along the
sound afford 'the finest salmon trolling on
the coast. Grouse and Chinese pheasants
are numerous and are found in the open
stubble fields. Some way should be devised
to make their presence remunerative to the
farmer. His grain suffers from the birds
and his stock is frequently riddled by irre-
sponsible shooters. Hence it is not strange
that he prefers to see the birds destroyed
rather than protected.
Herbert Earlscliffe, Santa Barbara, Cal.
HUNTING DEER IN MICHIGAN.
Time : November 8th to 20th, 1899. Place :
Schoolcraft county, Michigan. Party: Fish-
er, Hyde, Gleason, Mason, Selous, Hillman,
I and Bishop, the cook, whom we nick-
named Rosie.
We left the train at a point where the
railroad passes close to a bend of Indian
river. Willing hands were soon at work
dragging boxes and tents to the bank, using
a toboggan and 4 man team. Rosie, Fisher
and I were detailed to put up the tent,
while the team returned for another load.
We sat our guns near and were busy at
work, when suddenly we heard the bark
of a dog, followed by cracking of brush.
Then out jumped a buck, which ran up the
steep bank on the opposite side of the river.
We each had but one load in our guns.
Rosie fired first and missed; then Fisher,
another miss. By that time the buck had
reached the top of the hill, only 15 rods
from our tent, and instead of disappearing,
as we had expected, he stopped, turned his
heavily antlered head and calmly looked
down on us, much more calmly than we
looked at him. You are wondering what I
was doing all that time? So were Rosie
and Fisher.
I use as my favorite deer gun my 12
gauge Remington hammerless, with a 45.90
rifle barrel inserted in one barrel. Previ-
ous to that time I had used the rifle in the
left barrel and buckshot in the right, which
was cylinder bore ; but owing to my adop-
tion of a new plan of loading buckshot for
choke bore guns, I had changed the rifle
to the right barrel. As the deer stopped, I
took deliberate aim and pulled. No report.
I broke open the gun, turned the shell and
tried again. Still no report, for, of course,
I had been pulling the wrong trigger, snap-
ping the empty barrel which formerly held
the rifle. After waiting a moment the
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buck lumbered over the hill and out oi
sight forever.
Our tent was up and everything in good
order before night. We had agreed that
the man who killed the first deer should be
chief of the camp, consequently every
man was off early for the hunt, tak-
ing different directions. I crossed a stream
and went West across a chopping into a
large tract of hard wood. There was no
snow, but I could see plenty of fresh signs.
At a little after 8 o'clock I jumped a
spike horn buck, which disappeared over a
knoll after the first jump. The sound of
his running ceased, and I knew he had
stopped, as I could have seen him if he
had run far, owing to higher ground that
encircled us. I waited at least 5 minutes
before I heard him. He had taken his back
track and walked right back to the top of
the knoll to see what had become of me.
That time I pulled the right barrel and
sent a 45 bullet into his breast, through
his heart, and out at the fourth rib.* He
ducked his head, dropped his tail and ran,
crazy like, but fast, about 20 rods, then
went down. Had I not been sure of him
I could have stopped him with the buck-
shot. This proved the only deer shot that
day, so my right to be chief of camp was
not disputed.
The next day Fisher shot a big buck and
a doe. After hanging them up he started
down a logging road for camp, with his
buck head on his back. Mason and I, who
had come to him after his shooting, also
started for camp, but through the woods
parallel with the road. We had not gone
y 2 mile before Mason jumped a whopping
big buck, but on account of the underbrush
he could not get a shot. The buck ran
straight to Fischer, who got up on a log
when he heard him coming and put a bullet
through his neck, killing him instantly.
Either of these bucks would weigh nearly,
if not quite, 200 pounds. Strange as it
may seem, Fisher got no more deer after
that day.
Owing to the fact that we had no snow,
something unusual . for November in the
Upper Peninsula, our party of 6 got only 9
deer, all bucks but one ; but the fine weath-
er made camping so pleasant that we all
agreed it fully made up for the absence of
snow.
One of our party was no other than
Percy Selous, who often contributed to
Recreation. He was a hunter and trav-
eler of wide experience, an accom-
plished artist* naturalist, taxidermist, mas-
ter of many languages, and, better still, a
good fellow. We had a great joke on him
one day. He was sitting on a chest in front
of the tent, after a fruitless chase, and had
been saying he was afraid he would not
get a chance at a deer. Just then a mighty
buck jumped with a splash into the river
from the thick cover on the opposite side
and ran down stream, not 30 feet from Se-
lous. His gun was in the tent. He called
* to Hillman and Mason, who were in the
tent, to bring a gun quick. They did so,
and fired several shots at the buck as he
plunged about in the water, making for cov-
er again. How we did roast Selous, only
to hear him mutter, "Deuced hard luck!
Beastly luck !"
E. A. Kemp, Greenville, Mich.
A BUFFALO HUNT.
In August, 1883, I was working for a
cattle outfit, which employed about 40
men. We had just come off the spring
roundup, where we had been for many
weeks working about 22 hours a day and
we had only recently caught up in our
> communication with the Land of Nod.
It was not many days until the once tired
and worn out cowboy was thirsting for
some excitement, and after a few fights
between some of the boys over cards, sev-
eral shooting scraps, in which, fortunate-
ly, none were killed, I was informed by the
horse wrangler that while riding in a cer-
tain flat he had seen a large buffalo, bull.
There was little, need of his urging me
to accompany him on a buffalo hunt on
foot, for our 300 cow ponies were out on
the range recuperating, preparatory to the
calf and beef roundup, which was to begin
in a few days. Although unusual to hunt
buffalo on foot, we were of that age when
"any old way" went, and being expert pis-
tol shots, we had no fear. Each of us ob-
tained "Evans rifles and with- Colt's 45
caliber revolvers, we went out. The buf-
falo was lying down in an uncultivated
meadow. To his left, extending in a semi-
circle was a dry creek, whose banks were
25 feet high. Up this bank my companion
and I crawled and crept along some dis-
tance toward his lordship, until we had-
a good opportunity to open fire. He was
then 150 yards away. We agreed to fire at
the same time. Had we used our pistols we
might have succeeded, but we chose the
rifles, about which we knew little. After
aiming steadily at his heart, we both shot
simultaneously. His lordship arose, ma-
jestically, looked about, shook his shaggy
head, and as the smoke directed his at-
tention to his pursuers, he came toward us.
Keeping our eyes on this mighty beast,
we at once attempted to manipulate the
levers of our guns. Mine, curious to
say, stuck; try as I might, I could not
get another cartridge in and although I
would not admit it, I seemed to be pos-
sessed of that peculiar feeling known to
persons realizing they are in a tight place.
The buffalo ran 150 yards to where we
were standing. My companion went to the
right, I to the left, each hoping the bvfffalo
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would pursue the other fellow. Unfor-
tunately for me I had in my right hip
pocket a red cotton handkerchief, part of
which protruded, and the bull singled me
out as the person who had caused the pains
in his side, for both bullets struck him v
but too far back to produce instant death,
and infuriated as he then was he came
after me. I dropped the gun and although
strapped around me was "old faithful'
never once did I think to draw it and shoot
his eyes out, as I could have done on oth-
er occasions. The "hot path" was all that
occurred to me 'then, and I ran as I never
have run since, to the steep embankment.
When I reached it my courage failed me; I
preferred to be gored to death rather than
jump 25 feet. In my quandary I con-
tinued to run and every second the bull
was gaining on me. Already I could feel
his hot breath on the back of my neck,
but when in the act of jumping to the
apparently bottomless pit, I heard a shot
to my right, a groan just behind me and
the bull sank dead in his tracks, my com-
panion having had time to get his second
wind.
After helping ourselves to some tender-
loin steak and some of the shaggy mane
for pillows for our beds, we retraced our
steps to the ranch. My companion ever
afterward asserted that he had more nerve,
was the better marksman and hunter, and-
was not in the least frightened after the
bull got us in a corner ; I was, however,
too grateful to him for the timely shot, to
claim any credit in the escapade.
Many years have passed since then, and
I am still a hunter, having pursued all
kinds of large game ; yet the incident re-
lated is vivid in my memory.
V. H. Miller, Cripple Creek, Colo.
A QUIET STALK.
I have for the last 2 years been a con-
stant reader of Recreation and like the
stand you take in regard to game hogs. I
love to hunt large game, but prefer to stalk
it and alone, matching my woodcraft
against the cunning of the game. I have
never used hounds and never shall use
them ; it looks to me like taking an unfair
advantage.
In 'yj, when but 18 years old, I was a
cowboy in Wyoming. Antelope and deer
were abundant on the plains and elk and
bighorn in the mountains. Every stream
was full of trout. I was at what was once
Millersville, at the confluence of Smith's
and Black's fork rivers, 16 -miles North-
east of Fort Bridges. Millersville was
formerly a station of the overland pony ex-
press, but at that time it contained only 2
old log cabins and a log stable. An old-
timer named Charles Bates and I were the
only inhabitants.
One morning, while riding down Black's
fork, I saw a deer in the stream. The side
of the river I was riding on was rocky and
hilly, covered only with sage brush. The
other side was a level bottom and, in the
bend of the stream, was a thicket of willows
and cottonwoods about 400 yards long and
10 to 30 yards wide. I carried an old
Sharps 50 caliber carbine, with front sight
made of half an old copper cent. It was a
good gun ; I never had a better.
The deer s^w me as soon as I saw him,
and slowly walked out and into the thicket.
I could have shot him while he stood in the
water, but did not. I concluded to get him
later, to stalk him and give him a show for
his life. I knew he would stay in that
cover during the day, if not disturbed.
At 3 that afternoon, taking an old pack
horse, I was again on the hilly side of the
thicket. I tied the horses to a sage brush,
waded the stream, and began a careful
stalking of the willows, most of the time on
my hands and knees. I had covered nearly
24 of the ground without finding the deer.
The willows were so thick I could hardly
see 10 yards and in some places I could
not stand upright. In front of me lay a
dead cottonwood trunk nearly 2^ feet in
diameter. I carefully peered over it and
ahead, Dut could see no deer. I placed one
hand on the trunk, then the other that held
the gun, and was just raising my body up
on the trunk, when something jumped up,
not 12 inches away. It was my buck. I
could have caught him by the horns as he
raised his head, for the surprise was mu-
tual, but in an instant he was up and go-
ing. I sprang up to shoot, but bumped my
head on an overhanging limb, nearly break-
ing my neck and sending me back to earth.
Before I could get up again the deer was
out of sight.
I felt certain he would cross the stream
where it was narrow and shallow at the
lower end of the cover and make for the
rough country on the other side. To think
was to act. Being only about 10 feet from
the bank I at once jumped into the water,
which was there waist deep. The buck was
where I expected to see him. He cleared
the water at one bound, but fell dead on the
farther shore, a bullet from my old
Sharp's breaking his backbone. I dressed
him, pulled him across the water and start-
ed after the horses.
I walked on the prairie side of the thick-
et, leaving my rifle with the deer. On my
way another deer jumped up just at the
edge of the willows and away he went.
While stalking the first deer I must have
crawled within 20 feet of the second one
without disturbing him. Even the report
of my rifle, not 200 yards away, had not
caused him to leave the brush.
Frank Holz, Kansas City, Mo.
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WEST OF THE ROCKIES.
Since boyhood I have been a great lover
of hunting and fishing. Have studied the
habits of fishes and game, from the rabbit
and quail of Ohio and Kentucky to the elk,
deer, and mountain trout of the Rockies.
In 1893 I traveled all through the National
Park country, and had one of the best
times of my life. We shot all the chickens
we could use, from the wagon, and if it
had not been out of season we could have
done likewise with elk and deer. At every
camp we caught all the trout we wanted,
within 100 yards.
What a difference in the same country
now ! Last November Lieutenant Farrar,
U.S.A., Charles and James Reilly, D. C.
McGinty, I. M. Higley, Fred Kempton and
I went to St. Anthony, Idaho ; secured 3
guides, 2 wagons, one bobsled and 7 horses
and went into that same country to get an
elk before they should become extinct. We
were almost snowed in; were lost 2 or 3
times, and did not see any game whatever,
except a few grouse. I never fired my
gun on the trip. We were at the South-
west corner of the National Park, and
followed along the blazed line of the
park North and East several miles.
The sheep is the greatest enemy of the
game, and incidentally of the outdoor
sportsman. We can not make Eastern
men, except those who come and see for
themselves, realize the wholesale destruc-
tion of the ranges by sheep. After a range
has had sheep on it one year that settles the
game proposition for at least 5 years.
Game will not stay where sheep have been,
and there are few places in this Western
country, that have not been sheeped to
death. The National Park is about the
only place left. The game will leave this
country in the near future, and it will go
North ; because in a few years there will
be no range in the South. The average
Eastern man would not believe sheep could
be run in such brushy, rugged places as
they are unless he saw the sheep or the
effects of them. The effect is plainly seen
several years after the sheep have once
been over a range. It is wonderful how
the herders manage their flocks in such
places. They take sheep any place a man
can go. It is a small expense to the sheep
owner to run his sheep. Two herders can
take care of 5,000 to 6,000 head. They get
about $30 each a month, and the owner can
lose 50 per cent, of his flock each year and
still come out a winner, with the privileges
he has.
We hear of the wonderful abundance of
game in the Jackson Hole country, but
what does it cost to get a chance at it?
You have to pay a license of $40 to the
State of Wyoming ; , and each man in the
party must have a guide, at $5 a day and
board. If the present method is continued,
in 10 years the elk will be like the buffalo,
we will see them in shows, parks, and zo-
ological gardens.
Chas. E. Wood, Salt Lake, Utah.
TWO GOOD SAMARITANS.
Here is a letter written by a 15 year old
boy to his father in this city :
Inlet, N. Y.
Dear Father:
Gerald and I have turned animal doctors.
This is the way it came about.
Grandma wanted to go on top of Nipple-
top mountain and I had to guide her.
Gerald went with us. We were near the
top when we heard a noise in the bushes.
We looked and there was a deer struggling
to get away. He could not use his hind
legs at all and we walked right up to him ;
a splendid big buck. He had a small
wound in the middle of his back, but it
was not from a bullet. Then we looked
back about 100 feet and saw where he had
been lying under a dead tree and a big
branch with a little spike, or knot, on it
had fallen and hit him right in the back,
paralyzing his hind legs. The wound only
bled a few drops. We saw he could not
live, as he would starve and he could not
drag himself, either; so Gerald went back
to get a man and an axe, thinking we
could make a stretcher and carry the deer
to Kennell's barn. When Gerald reached
home they told him we could not do that,
as it is against the law to take a live deer
from -the woods. There ought to be ex-
ceptions to such a law.
All we could do was to take the deer
some hay and grain and pick ferns and put
them before him. That night it rained
furiously. The next day, Monday, we put
on rubber coats and took a bag of hay
and grain and went out to the deer again.
When we got there we found him in a foot
of water, where he had been all night.
There was not much life in him then, but
we dragged him about 50 feet, to a place
where the water would drain off. There
we made him a bed of ferns and hay, rub-
bed off from him all the water we could
with our hands, and ripped open the bag
and tied it on him.
When we were doing this the deer
looked on and you could see how 'he appre-
ciated it. He did not offer to harm us in
any way, any more than a dog would. The
deer will not eat anything and I fear he
will die in spite of all we can do. If we
could take him in a warm barn, I know he
would live. I tried to call up Ned Ball,
the game protector, but can not get him.
We are going up again to-day, to make a
roof over the deer, out of a bark pile that
is near. It is not raining to-day, but -looks
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as if it was going to. In my next letter I
hope I can tell you the deer is alive.
Your loving son,
Clarence.
prised to see such a large black bear in-
stead of the deer.
S. R. Harris, Grand Haven, Mich.
MORE THAN WE EXPECTED.
In the early days in Northern Michigan,
from Grand Rapids to the Straits of Mack-
inac, was a dense forest. It was then I
engaged in hunting, trapping and fishing.
I worked, through the summer, and in the
fall took my traps, gun, and a few camp
utensils, a small supply of provisions, and
started North for the season's hunting and
trapping. I made a shanty of hemlock
bark, covered with hemlock boughs, and in
one end, with blue beech sticks and clay
I made a little fireplace, which answered
for both cooking and heating. In the other
end of the shanty I made a bunk of hem-
lock boughs and marsh grass. This was
my home for the season, and sometimes for
several seasons. Those were the most en-
joyable days of my life, as game was abun-
dant. One fall, about 1874, in Osceola
county, Marve Anton, Frank Buck and
I got off the train at Leroy, and with
our luggage on our backs, followed a blazed
trail through the woods to Rose lake.
There we built our hunting shanty and put
everything into first class shape for the
season's work. Several days were spent in
fishing and duck shooting, as it was still
early in the season and the weather warm.
We found acorns abundant. There was
one oak ridge 2 miles from camp where
deer were working, so I proposed going
up there at night and getting one. My
chums were somewhat timid of the screech-
ing owls and preferred daylight, so I got
up in the morning about 2.30,, took a lunch
in my pocket, dressed warm and started
for the ridge, leaving word with the boys
that if they heard 3 shots in succession, to
come at once, as I might need help. I
reached the place selected and sat down
under a red oak tree. Everything was
quiet, but, as I supposed, the birds were
getting uneasy in the tree above, for pieces
of bark fell sometimes ; but I could hear
a deer a short distance away, so I did not
notice the work overhead. I could see
the glitter of a big buck's horns in the
moonlight, and waited for him to come
close. As I sat there a piece of falling
bark nearly knocked my hat off. I looked
up slowly, not to attract attention, and saw,
on a large limb, a huge black bear. The
deer forgotten, I bounded away from the
tree. I had a double barrel muzzle loading
rifle. Cocking it, I drew a bead on the
bear's eye as best I could in the moonlight
and fired. Down came the bear, so, load-
ing, I fired both barrels to call the boys.
KVhen they came they were greatly sur-
A PLEA FOR THE SMALL GAME.
All around us we see the most wanton de-
struction of those animals and birds which add
beauty, music and interest to every bit of wood-
land, swamp and meadow.
The rifleman desiring practice, the small boy
with his 22, the farmer who associates every ani-
mal and bird with damage to his crops, and the
city man who, having a holiday, goes out to "kill
something," are slowly but surely exterminating
wild life.
If these people could only be induced to lay
aside their guns and go to the woods with tele-
scope and camera and a desire for intimate ac-
quaintance with the denizens of forest and
swamp, how much more interest they would find
in life! How much knowledge of scientific worth
they would acquire!
The rifleman would then shoot only at ver-
min, the small boy would grow up a naturalist,
the farmer would learn how few creatures really
injure his crops and how many protect them,
and the city man would have photos of real in-
terest to remind him of days afield.
The average farmer knows little or nothing of
the wild creatures he sees every day. If he
sees a woodpecker in his orchard, he remarks,
"there's that darned woodpecker peckin' holes in
my trees," and goes for his gun, never thinking
of the little borer drilling into his tree's vitals,
on which the bird desires to make its breakfast.
If he finds a skunk in his fields he shoots the
"pesky brute" at once for fear some night it
might come near his mongrel fowls, never dream-
ing that the skunk is ridding his fields of insects.
Better build a skunk-proof hen-house and let the
animal continue its good work.
Most people regard all hawks as fair marks,
calling all hen-hawks, whereas there are but 2
hen-hawks among all the common species; the
Cooper's and the sharp shinned. The others do
an immense amount of good by destroying insects
and vermin. A safe test is to see if they visit
the hen-house.
Some say "shoot the red squirrels, they eat
birds' eggs." Didn't red squirrels eat birds' eggs
before man came on the scene? Yet the number
of birds did not diminish. No! rather leave the
red squirrels alone. Man has upset the balance of
nature enough already.
If instead of shooting every animal committing
a real or imaginary offense against their property
men would weigh their good work against their
crimes, and only fire when the latter overbal-
anced the former, a host of beneficial and neutral
creatures would be spared.
If people would only study more and kill less,
wild life would soon abound about us and we
should not leave to our successors deserted woods,
voiceless meadows, and swamps whose deathly
stillness would be only broken by the croaking
of the dismal frog. — A. B. K., in the Cornwall,
Ont., Standard.
AN ENCOUNTER WITH A LYNX.
I have just returned from a hunting
trip to the Boston mountains in Northern
Arkansas. There were 4 in our party,
and, excepting one untoward incident, we
had a delightful time. The mountains are
high and well watered, and game is abun-
dant. The region is, however, difficult to
reach. We left the railroad at West
Plains, Mo., and took a stage from there
to the Mountain House, 60 miles dis-
tant. Thence we drove 40 miles to our
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destination, over as rough a road as can
be found this side of the Rockies.
The afternoon of our second day m
camp I took my rifle and set out alone to
see what I could find. After climbing
steep mountains and scrambling over
rocks for several hours, I came across a
bunch of 9 turkeys. I succeeded in kill-
ing one, and then, it being almost dark, I
started back. When nearing camp some-
thing struck me a terrific blow on the
shoulder, knocking me down. When I re-
gained my feet, I found myself face to
face with a lynx, or bob cat, as it is called
in the South. I fired at him and missed.
He made a dash for me while I was try-
ing to force another cartridge into the
breech. The shell stuck and put my gun
temporarily out of commission. Using the
weapon as a club I soon drove the cat up a-
tree, but not before the brute had slit the
legs of my trousers and torn most of the
flesh from the back of my left hand. I
managed to get a shell into my gun, and,
after 3 unsuccessful attempts, killed the
lynx.
I presume the animal was really after
the turkey when he made his first leap,
but he certainly made things interesting
for me awhile. Fortunately my hand is
not crippled, but it will be badly scarred
as long as I live.
Dr. J. W. Bell, Dayton, O.
This story of an encounter with a lynx
is a most remarkable one. For many years
I have refused to believe any of the num-
erous newspaper yarns about these animals
as well as panthers, black bears and wolves
attacking people. In fact, I have investi-
gated several such reports and have been
able to ascertain definitely that they were
entirely false. This story, however, is dif-
ferent. It has the ring of truth, in it, and
I can not doubt it. In a subsequent letter
Dr. Bell gives the names of a number of
persons in Indiana and Ohio who will
vouch for his veracity. Dr. Albert Gar-
ver, of Mountain Home, Ark., was with
Dr. Bell's party and dressed the wounded
hand. — Editor.
IN THE EARLY DAYS.
Away back in the 70's much of the traffic
of the Northwest was carried on by steam-
boats which drew their supply of fuel from
wood yards strung along the river. The
Northwest at that time was full of hostile
Indians, so a man, to run a woodyard,
needed to be brave and cool. It was a life
of constant danger.
Mike Duvall was such a man. He ran
a wood yard on the North bank of the Mis-
souri between Cow island and Fort Carrol.
The last boat of the season had gone down
and Mike and his rtien were supplied for
the winter except for meat. No one then
ever thought of buying mjat beyond bacon
now and then as a change, or a slice for
the beans; buffalo, deer, elk and antelope
were abundant.
One afternoon Mike asked the temporary
cook how much meat he had and was told
there was only one saddle of venison left.
This was urgent, so Mike shouldered his
Winchester 45-75 and paddled across the
river, heading for the sources of some
creeks pouring into the river farther away.
This was a favorite ground for mule deer.
Just as he got to the head of a draw he
discovered a buffalo cow feeding near the
head of another coulee, and he saw that
by going back a little he could creep close
to her. Stealthily he crawled along till
within 100 yards and fired. She ran as if
untouched for 50 yards, then rolled over.
Mike walked over to cut her throat and
was just bending over her when ping! went
a bullet so close that he could feel its
wind. He fell as if shot and instantly the
report reached him from a clump of bushes
150 yards away. Mike lay motionless a
long time and was at last rewarded by see-
ing his enemy crawling to him over the
hill and within 60 yards. As the Indian
saw no signs of life 'near the cow he seemed
to gather courage, and when within 50 yards
Mike sprang up, as he says, to see how the
spalpeen "would like the Ink o' my ghost."
The Indian was so startled that he dis-
charged his weapon into the ground "for-
ninst" himself. Before the poor devil had
tirne to do anything old "Meat in the Pot"
spoke and there was one more good Indian.
Mike dragged the good Indian into a
washout, took his scalp and then cutting off
as much of the cow as he could carry, went
back for help for the rest. Being asked
as to the scalp he replied, "Be jabers, I kilt
some carrion as well as the cow."
M. F. Hackett, Lakeview, Mont.
THE HOG RECORD BEATEN.
Havre de Grace, Md. — Duck shooting has been
poor on the Susquehanna flats this spring. Yes-
terday, however, Capt. William I. Poplar and his
brother killed and picked up 122 ducks within 30
or 40 minutes. Of these, 82 were canvasbacks.
This is a phenomenal shooting record, but the men
had their chance and improved it. The ducks
fairly swarmed around them while the men kept
their boxes in position. — Baltimore Record.
I wrote Captain Poplar asking as to the
truth of this report and he replied :
My brother, Jesse D. Poplar, and I set
out at daylight and were not able to shoot
more than an hour when the tide and cur-
rent made us take up. The ducks darted
faster than we could load our guns and
we killed them when they came. We gath-
ered 122, of which 82 were canvasbacks.
It was the greatest hour's shooting we ever
had. The ducks flew and darted well.
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We used 2 single boxes about 750 decoys.
That broke the record of any shooting on
the flats, especially on canvasbacks.
Capt. William H. Poplar, Havre de Grace,
Md.
The dispatch says :
"Duck shooting has been poor on the
Susquehanna flats this spring." Then the
reporter proceeds to laud a pair of bristly
brutes, who killed 122 ducks in 40 minutes.
It is because such slaughter as these
Poplar porkers committed has been going
on for the past 20 years that duck shoot-
ing is now so poor everywhere. Occasion-
ally the ducks bunch in here and there, and
if a shooter happens to be present at the
time, he gets good shooting. All gentlemen
know when to quit, even in such rare
cases ; but these Poplars did not. They
will probably continue to hang around the
flats, as long as they live and to eke out
a miserable existence by occasionally get-
ting $5 or $10 from some sportsmen who
would like to kill a few ducks. Further-
more this Poplar type of swine will oc-
casionally get a flight of ducks, murder
them, and, if possible, sell them.
This slaughter was committed in the
spring, too, when the birds were on their
way to their nesting grounds.
The only way we can ever hope to put
these disreputable brutes out of business is
to stop spring shooting, and to stop the
sale of game.
Captain Poplar's number on the game
hog list is 891 and Jesse D. Poplar's is
892. — Editor.
AMONG THE DUCKS.
Twin lakes are situated 5 miles North
of Rockwell City, Iowa. They are beauti-
ful bodies of water separated by a ridge 30
rods wide. The North lake is y 2 mile wide
and 3 miles long. The South lake is about
one square mile in extent. These lakes are
on a large prairie and are partly surrounded
by small trees. To the Northwest extends
a large marsh called Hell's slough. Lakes
and marshes are surrounded by immense
grain fields.
By September 1, when the open season
begins, teal are abundant and the first day
or 2 any one with a gun can get ducks ; but
teal are _ no fools, and soon even expert
shots fail to bring in large bags. Later
come spoonbills, widgeons and other small
ducks. Still later bluebills, with a few can-
vasbacks and mallards ; but it is during the
last of October and the first half of No-
vember that the canvasback and mallard
hold high carnival on these lakes.
Some of our local shooters and a few
visitors had royal sport last fall. About
.November 1, Frank Owens and Peck Mead,
2 local sports and expert wing shots, took
a 2 days' shoot on South lake, killing over
200 ducks. They are royal good fellows as
well as good shots, and know the ways of
the birds.
Some sportsmen may cry game hog, but
if they had seen the boys shoot, standing
in their boats on the lake, the wind blowing
a gale and the waves rolling, they would
have been as ready to cheer as we were.
D. C. Nowels, Rockwell, la.
If I were you I would not waste time
apologizing for any man who slaughters
game. It is the most utterly hopeless task
you could possibly undertake in this age
of the world. When you tell about 2 men
killing over 200 ducks in 2 days, you may
as well submit their case to the jury of
public opinion without comment, for no
amount of argument in their favor could
conceal their bristles. These men may be
"sports," as you term them, but they are
not sportsmen, no matter how rough the
weather was, or how hard the porkers had
to root to get their game.
Owens is game hog number 893 and
Peck Mead is hog number 894. — Editor.
HOW THE BUFFALO DIED.
It was on the sandy waste of Colorado.
The hot day was nearing its end. The sun,
which had scorched the arid plain all
day, cast its rays obliquely on it, tinging all
objects with a brownish yellow hue. North,
South and East spread the limitless desert ;
not a single mound or hillock relieved the
tired eye. Toward the setting sun, and
gleaming with ethereal beauty, Pike's Peak
raised its 14,150 feet of awe-inspiring ma-
jesty to the heavens.
It was at the close of such a day that
Leslie Winton, explorer and naturalist,
spurred his tired pony toward a stream
which he had selected as a favorable spot
for the night's halt. As he approached the
place he saw something which made him
quicken his horse's pace. In a few min-
utes he arrived at his goal, and there, a
few rods from the stream, stood a noble
bull buffalo. Winton's first impulse was to
shoot, but after a second glance he lowered
his piece and intently observed every move-
ment of the beast.
The bull was dying; the emaciated
flanks, sprawling legs and lolling tongue
proved it. Yet even in his sore strait he
bore himself with a natural majesty which
bespoke the king. The dull, lusterless eyes,
shaggy neck and defiant poise of the head
uphold the reputation of savage strength so
characteristic of the buffalo, even in death.
In a few moments unmistakable signs of
the end became apparent. Twice he fell on
his knees and as often regained his feet.
The third time, struggle as he would, he
could not rise. He knelt there, then with
one mighty bellow, breathing defiance to
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all the world, the leader of many a herd,
the victor of many a fierce encounter, fell
on his side and died.
Slowly and thoughtfully Winton removed
his sombrero in reverence for the brute
king who had once reigned supreme over
this wide expanse. Then, with a kind word
and a pat, he urged his tired pony once
more onward, while over that barren waste
settled the shroud of night.
Carl A. Leasenfeld, New York City.
GOOD WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES.
When I was in the Philippines with an
American rancher, I was out hunting, in
the mountains of Banquet. We camped
along the creek, and every day while sit-
ting around camp, we saw natives passing
along the trail with bulls loaded with nets,
each native leading a bunch of dogs. Later
in the day we heard the parties high in the
hills, whooping and yelping, and dogs
barking. We concluded that those natives
were chasing deer into their nets. One
night we were talking about game laws in
the islands prohibiting the use of dogs and
nets, and such other means of hunting
deer. Mr. M., my friend, suggested going
up in the hills the next day before the
natives should pass and witnessing the
hunt ; and if we should get a chance, kill-
ing the dogs and destroying the nets. The
next morning we were up early and picked
a place so we could see ioo yards or so
around us. In about 2 hours the leading
dogs were a short distance from us. Mr.
M. said to me, -
"Take good aim and kill all the. curs you
can." •
I was more anxious for the dogs to
come, than if I had been waiting for the
largest buck. We opened fire and succeed-
ed in killing 3 dogs, and crippling 2 more;
but I thought I should die laughing to see
the curs stampede. Not another sound was
heard from either natives or dogs. We
went to the next hill, and ran right in their
net but nothing was in it. Perhaps we
saved a deer or a boar. After cutting the
nets, we returned to camp, satisfied with
the day's work.
John N. Bryan, Bakersfield, Cal.
Good ! I wish every man who finds a
dog running a deer, in this or any other
country, would kill the dog; and some of
the dog owners deserve killing, too.
— Editor.
ENRIGHT'S BEAR.
C. F.
Near the top of Merrit mountain, on the
Idaho-Nevada State line, Mike Enright,
who weighs 240 pounds and has fully as
many friends, had driven his 4 little stakes
and was doing his assessment work. He
usually rode to and from his claim, as it
was some distance from his cabin.
One eventful dav he took his Winchester
across his saddle and started for his pros-
pect, intending to do a little hunting on the
way. Within easy walking distance of his
claim he dismounted and picketed his horse
with a goodly length of rope. Standing his
rifle near, he rambled up the hill until he
came face to face with a huge bear, evi-
dently eating berries. Mike didn't ponder
a second, but started down hill at his best
gait, grasped his gun, vaulted into the sad-
dle, and, digging his heels into the horse,
started for home. He probably would
have reached it in good season if he had
not forgotten to pull up his picket pin. As
it was, he continued his journey some little
distance after the horse stopped.
When Mike opened his eyes there was no
bear in sight, only his horse feeding close
by, still fast to the rope, and the rifle 50
feet farther down the hill. He gathered
himself together and started homeward,
trying to remember how it all happened.
Suddenly he saw, peering through the wil-
lows beside the trail, another bear. To
prove to himself he was still a hunter he
opened fire and made things smoke for a
few seconds. Instead of the growl and
tearing of brush he expected to hear came
the awful bray of a burro which another
prospector had staked in the brush for the
night. It was badly wounded, but Mike
nursed it back to health, and it may still be
seen on the range with the wild horses,
where it is known to the punchers as En-
right's bear.
A TREE BEAR.
One morning, on going to a bear trap
where I expected to catch a big grizzly, I
found the trap and a good sized clog gone.
It was no trouble to find the trail. Small
trees had been torn out of the ground,
dirt thrown about, and Cain raised gener-
ally. The bear had gone through a small
opening, and, by marks in the light snow,
I could see he had swung the clog clear
around him, with only the end touching the
ground.
I had just made up my mind for a long
tramp trailing him, when I came on the
trap and clog, with the little toe of his
left forefoot in the trap. The bear had left
on a slow walk and, I think, looking back
over first one shoulder and then the other,
and gritting his teeth. He was, no doubt,
in a nasty temper, and would have jumped
on anything he saw move.
I took the trap on the horse in front of
me and started for camp. The grizzly had
taken the same course, so I was on the
lookout for him. I had not gone far be-
fore I saw, in a small opening, 100 yards
away, my grizzly standing, with only his
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body in sight. Reaching over carefully I
set the trap on the ground and got off the
horse. I pulled my rifle from the scabbard,
took careful aim over the horse's back and
fired. The bear never moved. I thought
I would investigate before shooting any
more. I found I had shot at the trunk of
a tree, and hit it, too. The tree had been
bent over while small, and was just the
right height, size and color for a bear.
S. N. Leek, Jackson, Wyo.
ELK IN TWO-OCEAN PASS.
We had traveled 18 days by rail, wagon
and pack train and for 8 days had hunted
unsuccessfully. One of our party had, it
is true, missed an easy shot at a bull elk,
but that had been the extent of our luck.
We had moved camp to Enos lake and, this
particular morning, I was routed out of my
comfortable spruce bough bed long before
dawn, in order that we might be far from
camp when daylight appeared.
We set out in a Southerly direction and
after tramping a mile or so came on fresh
tracks of a band of elk. We were about
to follow them when the guide, Jimmie,
saw, in the direction from whence the
tracks came, one of those little parks so
numerous in that country. He led the way
to it. While we were ascending a slight-
elevation he whispered, "There he stands,
head on. Take him where the light and
dark colors meet." I could see only what
seemed a dead bush, taller than its green
neighbors, but was presently able to distin-
guish the head and shoulders of an elk
standing 200 yards away. It was my first
sight of big game and I took a good look
at it along the barrel of my rifle. When
satisfied with my observations I touched
the trigger and became owner of a beauti-
ful pair of antlers. The following day I
killed another bull elk and saw others.
In the Two Ocean Pass country elk are
exceedingly wild from constant persecution,
thousands having been slaughtered in recent
years merely for their teeth.
A. H. Nelson, Pittsburg, Pa.
HUNTING DEER IN THE SOUTH.
Day broke with a clear sky, calling all
up for, preparation. Guns were taken
from their cases and hurriedly inspected,
and every one rushed to the kitchen at the
call of "Breakfast!"
Breakfast over, we started out for a
buck. A mile and a half from camp we
struck a trail in the thick swamp to the
right of the road and the hunters scattered
as the dogs gave tongue. In 10 minutes
the baying of the pack in the distance told
us that the game was roused and every
one was on the alert. Every one covered
his stand except one, who, being on his
first visit, did not know where to find a
stand. After many fruitless endeavors to
find one, he finally threw himself down,
in utter disgust, and waited to hear some
hunter's gun.
Suddenly looking up he saw a 4 pronged
buck standing only 30 yards from him.
Bang ! into the face of the flyin' jib ; but
he scored a miss, shooting high. Four
buckshot cut streaks down the astonished
buck's back, *and he halted directly across
the road, offering a splendid broadside
shot at 35 yards. This time the aim was
better and the game dropped without a
struggle.
A blast of the horn brought everybody
hurriedly to the scene ; the usual congrat-
ulations were extended.
J. S. Estill, Savannah, Ga.
CAME AFTER THE HOUNDS.
I left here October 18 for Animus river,
where I joined Jim St. Claire and Bill
Shute. We went to the Hermosa creek
country after deer. Brice Patterson, of
Silverton, got there first, with his hounds,
and we found no deer, but most abundant
signs of their recent presence. We also
found signs of elk, but they, too, had gone.
Hermosa creek is famous for - f rout, but
we could find none. Whether or not Brice
Patterson had chased them out of the
water with his hounds, I can not say.
_ In despair we returned to the Animus
river, and hunted deer, without success.
They were too highly educated, and the
ground was dry. I got 2 shots at a big
timber-line buck; one running, the other
standing, at about 400 yards. Both went
high. I made too much allowance for dis-
tance, and not enough for the great carry-
ing power of my rifle. Two cow-
boys roped a large black bear near us,
strung it out, and killed it by pounding
its head with a rock. They estimated its
weight at 450 pounds.
Two large mountain lions crossed the
main road within a mile of this city, and
within 200 yards of the village of San
Maguel, in the middle of the day. They
were seen by many, but no one had a gun.
Eight or 10 deer, and several bear were
killed near here last fall. Grouse were
rather scarce.
C. M. Coleman, Telluride, Colo.
THANKSGIVING QUAILS.
Last Thanksgiving day I started out with
my gun and 3 setters for an afternoon's
sport. A friend and his little boy went
along. In this locality we are not blessed
with an abundance of game, but we wished
to try our luck; so we harnessed a horse
to a spring wagon and drove 3 miles to
Brookville, tied the horse and set out. We
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hunted until an hour before sunset with-
out seeing a feather, although the dogs
•worked hard. As we were about to turn
back, I chanced to look around and saw
the dog standing as stiff as a tree in one
corner of the field. When the birds rose
we dropped 3. This, of course, put new
life into us. The dogs retrieved their birds
nicely and we started in pursuit of the scat-
tered covey, which had settled in chestnut
timber, bagging 5 more before dark.
At one time my friend was 400 or 500
yards from me when he flushed and killed
a quail, firing both barrels. I saw a quail
coming toward me. When it saw me it
turned straight away and I fired. I could
see I had killed it, but although I saw it
turn over several times, and fall between
2 trees, the dogs failed to find it. While
searching for my bird, the boy found it. on
the side of a large chestnut. In falling it
struck the point of a projecting stick, which
passed through the body and out of the
back, holding it 10 feet above the ground.
Richard Hendrickson, Jr.,
Sea Cliff, L. I.
IN SOUTHERN MONTANA.
In the fall of 1900 I fixed up a camping
outfit and with my wife went to Big Sheep
Creek basin, 20 miles distant. On the way
we caught a nice mess of trout. Arrived in
the basin, I took my shot gun and a few
shells and bagged 6 sage chickens. _ The
next day we merely fished a few minutes
and bagged 3 more chickens. The third
day we breakfasted early, and rode to
Dead Man's lake, taking our bedding, to
be prepared to remain over night if neces-
sary. This little lake is one of the best
for trout fishing in the Rocky mountains.
'While my wife fished I took my 30-30
Winchester and went to a good place for
deer. I was out 3 or 4 hours before I
saw something I took to be a deer. I
looked through my telescope and counted
6. Working my way within 250 yards I
lay down, took deliberate aim at a buck and
fired. The rest of them were soon out of
sight. I dressed my deer, a 3-pronged
buck, and hung him up. At camp I found
my wife had caught 9 2-pound trout.
Then I saddled up the horses and brought
in the buck. The next morning I shot an-
other deer at the water's edge. Then we
packed up and returned to our first camp.
John Patterson, Dell, Mont.
GAME NOTES.
I have been a regular reader of your
glorious little magazine for several years.
I take other sportsmen's magazines, but
Recreation is above them all. The way
you roast the hogs amuses me. We have
a few specimens here, but as our game
laws are strict and well enforced, the swine
can not greatly injure our game. Prairie
chickens, grouse, and quails are numerous.
We also have excellent duck and goose
shooting. I take much interest in game
protection. It is the duty of every sports-
man to do all he can to prevent game from
being slaughtered. You are doing all you
can and you have accomplished much.
Keep the good work going and we will
stay with you.
F. J. Brechan, Chamberlain, S. D.
I hand you a clipping from the Fort
Wayne (Ind.) Journal. You will see that
we do a little game protecting here. There
is such a thing as being too late, but Vol-
merding was a little too soon. Game is
scarce with us and needs all the protec-
tion we can give it.
H. D. Stokes, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Here is the clipping:
Henry Volmerding was out a day or 2 ago with
his dog and gun, and fired one shot into a covey
of "quails. As far as he was able to tell he in-
flicted no damage on any of the birds. Deputy
Game and Fish Warden R. D. Fleming heard of
the matter and filed an affidavit in Justice Buller-
mann's court. Volmerding entered a plea of
guilty. He was fined $5 and costs, to which must
be added $20 that goes to the State, and all told,
he was compelled to pay $34 for his one shot.
The laws respecting game in force in the North-
west Territories now apply to the following In-
dians, in the bands and agencies:
Yellow Quill and Kinistino, at Touchwood hills.
Cote, Key and Keeseehouse, at Pelly.
James Smith and Cumberland, at Duck lake.
Chippewyan, at Onion lake.
Alexander, Joseph and Paul, at Edmonton.
William Twatt, Petequakey, Mistawasis, Ah-tah-
ka-koop, Kenemotayo and Wah-pa-ton (Sioux), at
Carlton.
Saddle Lake, Blue Quill, James Seenum and
Moose Woods (Sioux), at Saddle lake. — Calgary,
Alta., Herald.
The 29th of December a carrier pigeon
came to me and has remained ever since.
On each leg is a silver band, with inscrip-
tion on one A. T. B., 22, 1899, and on the
other 48, 1901. Can you give me any in-
formation so I can find the right owner?
Eli F. Cushman, Bethel, Me.
Lynxes and foxes are being brought in
every ^ day. G. C. Harrington caught a
lynx, in his trap, measuring 3 feet 11 inch-
es from tip of nose to tip of tail.
H. R. Grey, Danby, Vt.
There are a few grouse in the woods
South of this place. Game laws are not
enforced at all.
G. E. Spendley, Syracuse, N. Y.
Boast not, and the world knows not who
you are ; boast, and it despises you for
what you are,
FISH AND FISHING.
ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN.
The following will be found accurate and val-
uable for the vicinity of New York City:
Kingfish — Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to
September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels
of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms,
shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and
tide: Flood, early morning.
Plaice — Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to
November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal
streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand
laut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively.
Spanish mackerel — Haunts: The open sea, July
to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling — metal
and cedar squids.
Striped Bass — Rock Fish, Green Head. April to
November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and
tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs,
Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and
tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb.
The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem-
ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays.
Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood.
Blackfish — Tautog, April to November. Haunts:
Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays.
Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs,
clams. Time and tide: Daytime , flood.
Lafayette — Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody.
August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal
streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams.
Time and Tide : Day and night flood.
Croker — July to October. Haunts: Deep chan-
nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels.
Time and tide: Day, flood.
Snapper — Young of Blue Fish. _ August to No-
vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits:
Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid.
Time and tide: Day, all tides.
Sheepshead— June to October Haunts: Surf
and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams,
mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day,
flood only.
New England Whiting — Winter Weak-fish,
Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The
surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide:
Night, flood.
Hake — Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open
sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish.
Time and tide: Day and night, flood.
Weak-fish — Squeteague, Squit. June to October.
Haunts: t Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder
crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand
laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night,
flood preferred.
Blue Fish — Horse Hackerel. June to November
ist ; Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays.
Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid.
Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides.
MISSOURI NEEDS AROUSING.
I have been reading Recreation 2 years
and find you are after the game and fish
hogs just right.
Jasper county, Missouri, is one of the
best places on earth for fish, and fish
hogs. Center creek, Spring river and Dry
Fork are all good for bass, crappies, and
other fishes, but there are so many fish
hogs that all kinds of fishes are getting
scarce; and the laws to protect them are
not enforced. Bass are fished for with
bait, and when they will not bite, in the
winter, the hogs go after them with a gig.
If the water is muddy, these swine set
traps. In April when bass go on the nest,
they are shot or seined, and I do not see
how any of them are left. There is a law
to protect bass, but half the fine goes to
the constable, and few of the fellows who
do the shooting and seining have money to
pay their fines ; so Mr. Constable does not
pay any attention to them. Last spring
when the constable was told about some
men who were seining bass under the dam,
and one informant offered to go with him,
the constable would not do it because there
was no money for the officer in making an
arrest. These fish hogs shoot 5 or 6 bass
when they are nesting, carry them right
through the town, and brag about it, and
nobody says a word. It is the same with
all other kinds of fishes. I see lots of bass
under 6 inches sold in the restaurants here.
There are some white fellows here, and
some niggers, that do nothing but fish.
They sell everything they catch. There is
a crowd at McDaniel's mill now and they
will not leave there until the bass quit
biting. There is another crowd at Ous-
tott's lake. They use a trammel net.
There is also a crowd that has been fish-
ing at Galesburg all winter, and they bring
fish to market every week. They say the
bass are biting well, but it has been cold
for bass to bite, part of the time, and you
can guess how these men got them.
Two of the worst enemies of fishes are
poison and dynamite. A case of poisoning
happened at Bower's mill. They must have
killed a ton of fishes, for the bodies got to
smelling so bad that the people had to haul
them away and bury them.
About a year and a half ago, at Mc-
Daniel's mill, I saw a lot of buzzards and
smelled a sickening smell; and for about a
mile the river was full of dead fishes and
turtles. The buzzards were eating them.
Somebody had set off dynamite and killed
everything.
Last spring someone put dynamite or
poison into the mill race right here in town
and killed lots of fishes, but nothing was
said about it.
The dams are all high and there is no
place for the fishes to get over, except at
the one here, which is low and sloping. The
one at the old McDaniel mill has a place
fixed for fishes to get over, but it might as
well be up the side of the court house for
all the good it does the fishes. The water
does not run over it more than once a
year. I understand that there is no fish-
way at Baxter Springs, Waco, Gales-
burg, or at Forest mills, and that all the
dams are high. I wish some of the fel-
lows here would get up a club to protect
the fishes ; something like the gun club that
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looks after the quails: If something is
not done soon, we shall have no fishes l.eft.
Gabe Thompson, Carthage, Mo.
A SLIP ON THE FLY.
I greatly enjoy going through piles of
old magazines and papers that lie covered
with dust in an old garret. In one of my
recent searches I found a slip that may be
of use to the casters of the fly. It was
laid away carefully in the leaves of a mag-
azine with no signature to tell who the au-
thor was. It was as follows :
"I have just seen an artificial fly made
and used by the Indians of Kings river, in
California, for fishing. It was given to one
of our State fish commissioners by a gen-
tleman who has pushed his travels through
that unknown part of the country. There
has been little if any communication be-
tween white people and these Indians, so
the idea of taking fish with an artificial fly
clearly originated with themselves. From
what can be learned these Indians have
used flies for many generations past; how
many it would be difficult, if not impos-
sible, to establish, but long enough in all
probability to give them priority of man-
ufacture over any of English or other
civilized make.
"We are not indebted to the Indian for
the artificial fly, for we discovered the util-
ity of it without his aid ; but for all that,
it may now be safe to assume that he in-
vented it and used it long before we did,
either in England or here. To the Indian,
then, should the credit of the invention of
fly fishing be given, and to this tribe on
Kings river. No other tribe on this con-
tinent, as far as I know, appears to have
used flies for taking fish. The hook of the
fly I have seen — the first and perhaps the
only one ever possessed by a white man — ■
is made out of a piece of iron wife. It has
no barb, but the portion of the shank of the
hook not covered by the fly, and down to
the crook, is wound with a fibrous sub-
stance resembling flax, to prevent, in some
degree, the fish from shipping or getting
off when once hooked. Before the Indians
got iron or iron wire to make the hook
they made it from the tibia or shank bone
of the deer, as being the hardest and closest
grain of the bone. The fly, although a
little roughly put together, is beautifully
made, closely representing when cast on
the water that which it is intended it
should, the caterpillar. It is made from
the hairs taken from the deer's hock, which
possesses a scent. It is also sometimes
made from the long hairs of the wart on
the deer's leg, from which there is also a
scent. It is generally supposed that the
scent of the deer comes from between the
hoof, but old deer hunters will tell you
that it also comes from the wart. The
Indians say the fish like the smell, and
water will not destroy or dissipate it. Here
is an important fact for anglers and arti-
ficial fly makers. In tying, the hairs lie up
the shaft of the hook, so that when the fly
is thrown and drawn across up and down
the stream the action of the water causes
the hairs, of a reddish tint, to spread out.
When the strain on the line slackens the
hairs spring back, and the movement so
produced, of opening and closing the hairs,
gives to the fly the lifelike action and the
appearance of a caterpillar.
"These Indians say that mountain trout
will take this fly when they will not look
at any other bait. The line is made from
a fine fibrous plant which grows there, re-
sembling what is called the milk plant, of
which there are 3 known varieties on this
continent. The line is as strong as the
best silk one cast, with the advantage of
being considerably lighter.
"The important fact is that the Indians
of the West coast caught fish with an arti-
ficial fly probably long before such were
known and used in England; also that
those of the Indians are constructed on
more scientific principles than those of Eu-
ropean or other manufacture."
Edwin C. Hobson, Nashua, N. H.
TWO NEW REELS.
724,208.— Fishing Reel. Edward D. Rock-
well, Bristol, Conn., assignor to Liberty
Bell Company, Bristol, Conn., a corpo-
' ration of Connecticut. Filed July 29,
1902. Serial No. 117,435. (No model.)
Claim. — 1. The
combination, with
a fishing reel hav-
ing a chambered
spindle, of a gear
loosely mounted on
said spindle and
provided with a
recess having a
wall eccentric to
the axis thereof,
said recess termi-
nating in a shoulder; a device mounted in
the spindle, and adapted automatically to
engage the shoulder of the gear-recess when
the spindle is rotated in one direction, and
to be disengaged from said shoulder when
the spindle is rotated in an opposite direc-
tion ; and means for applying resistance to
said gear.
2. A spindle having a bore at one of its
ends; a roller mounted in said bore; a de-
vice sleeved on the bored end of the spin-
dle and having a recess of greater ampli-
tude than the spindle, said recess having a
shoulder with which the roller is adapted to
engage when the spindle is rotated by the
running out of the line ; and click and brake
elements cooperating with said device, etc.
FISH AND FISHING.
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726,655. — Fishing Reel., John Dreiser, New
York. Filed December 3, 1902. No.
133.691.
in October and November, but it failed us
this year.
W. F. Dunn, Washington, D. C.
Claim. — 1. The combination, with a con-
cave plate, of a fishing reel provided with a
spindle at right angles to the plate, of a
disk attached to said concave plate and
spindle, radial arms on said disk extending
to the outer circumference of the reel,
and pivoted and spring-actuated fingers at
the outer ends of said radial arms and
adapted to be moved transversely across
the reel.
WITHIN SIGHT OF THE CAPITOL.
I enclose clipping which explains itself.
It is generally believed among anglers
hereabout that these acts of piracy went on
all winter.
The fines for illegal fishing, amounting to
$138.13, which were assessed against William Balt-
zell, John Thomas, John W. Brown and William
Lacey, were paid by the men involved, who
pleaded guilty. By the terms of the law one -half
of this sum goes to the policemen who made
the arrest. The boat and net recovered by. the
officers have been ordered turned over to the fish
firm of Neitzey & Ballenger, who were shown to
be the real owners. The firm promised that the
apparatus should not again be used in District
waters. — Washington, D. C, Post.
Not only the Eastern branch, but Oxon
run, a tributary of the Potomac, within the
jurisdiction of the District of Columbia, is
nightly seined ; and it is the general
opinion that the tidal basin is also hauled
every night when there is no ice to pre-
vent.
It would seem that this law breaking
can be stopped, but no vigorous steps to
that end have yet been taken. Our closed
season brings some relief, as it lasts
through April and May, during which
time it is punishable by a heavy fine to
have in possession in this District a bass
of any character.
Last winter was an unusually open sea-
son. One day in the middle of February
I counted 21 anglers on the North seawall
of the tidal basin. They were catching big
mouth bass. The fish were sluggish, but
they took the bait.
. Bass fishing about here last fall prac-
tically amounted to nothing, owing, no
doubt, to the continued mild weather and
the consequent high temperature of the
water. We usually have some good sport
BASS IN MAINE.
Charlie and I left Boston the 31st of
June and arrived in North Wayne, Maine,
about 12 o'clock. That town is a 7 mile
drive from Winthrop, the nearest station
on the Bangor and Aroostook railroaa.
We got a boat and went to a lake about 2
miles from .the Androscoggin river. At
the lake we caught a can of live frogs and
took up our position just outside a little
neck of land through which ran a swift
current. Within an hour we caught 6
bass, not one weighing less than 2 pounds.
I caught one that weighed S Z A pounds.
Then we ran into a school of brindle
perch. I dislike having them around me
when I am fishing for bass. I had just
caught one and had him to the top of
the water when up came a pickerel at
least 18 inches long. To tell the truth it
scared me to see that monster come up
and grab that perch. I put my hand in the
water to pull him in but he flipped up his
tail, broke the line and went.
We fished about 15 minutes longer
and then pulled up our lines and rowed
home, well satisfied with the day's luck.
Nevill B. Jennings, Waterbury, Conn.
WHERE TO FIND THE TUNA.
Can you give me the address of any tuna
or tarpon clubs in the Eastern States or
Canada ; or any clubs that would be in-
terested in that sort of fishing. We have
in Cape Breton waters a fish which appears
to be identical with the leaping tuna of
Santa Catalina island. It will take bait
readily and is one of the most active and
powerful fishes of its size. These fish
have never been taken on the rod. They
have frequently been hooked with hand
lines, and if the line does not break, the
angler is glad to cut it to avoid having
his boat towed under. These fish look ex-
actly like mackerel but have no stripes on
the back and weigh 150 pounds and up-
ward. Some taken with harpoons are said
to have weighed over 500 pounds. Many
stories are told of these fish, and with all
due allowance these monsters afford all
the sport it is possible to obtain in a con-
test of skill against strength. As they re-
main with us during July, August and
September, I propose to try for them this
year.
A. W. Woodill, Sydney, C. B.
NIBBLES.
Please tell me the name of the fish that
is shaped like the perch, is about 6 inches
long, has brazen and silver colored scales,
a large mouth, and large eyes, with black
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iris surrounded by a deep pink, or light
red.
Some persons here call them sunfish but
I think they are not. They may grow
larger but I have seen none longer than 6
inches.
Frank Lane, Mi. Gilead, Ohio.
ANSWER.
The fish you describe is apparently the
rock bass, or goggle-eye. It is sometimes
called the redeye. Its scientific name is
Ambloplites rupestris. It belongs in the
same family with the black basses and the
sunfishes. Its habitat extends from Ver-
mont Westward to Manitoba and South-
ward to Louisiana and Texas.
The rock bass reaches a length of a foot
and a weight of i^ pounds or less. It is
a good panfish, takes the hook readily, but
is not a great fighter.
B. W. E.
As a lover of fair play and a man who
does not want all the fish in the stream at'
one sitting, I denounce the trammel, or
pocket net, as the lowest and dirtiest means
of taking fish that is employed to-day. Take
the bass for example. All one must do
to be reasonably sure of him is to circle
his lair with the net, then get inside and
force him either to jump or be caught.
Seven times out of 10 he will try to go
through before jumping, and is sure to be-
come entangled in the net so fast there is
no hope. The more he tries the tighter he*
is fast. If, however, the hog should fail
he will stretch the accursed net across the
stream and come and unload next morn-
ing; for there is not one chance in i ; ooo
of the fish escaping and he is sure of them
from up or down. It is impossible for
them to pass. As long as these nets are
manufactured they will be used. By using
the net after dark there is little fear of
being prosecuted.
C. B. H., Markleville, Ind.
I have been a reader of your magazine
several years and though I have read
many sportsmen's journals I find none I
like so well as Recreation.
I have fished a great deal. Have never
given the fish a chance at all; just yanked
him out of the water and put him in a bas-
ket. I never was a hog, for I stopped at a
reasonable number. This summer I want
to fight him fairly, so I should like to have
you answer a few questions.
Our river is 300 to 500 yards wide and
20 to 30 feet deep and contains 2 kinds of
fishes that I can not catch, black bass and
carp. Please tell me where I will find
them, what kinds of bait are best and what
part of the tide. Is the carp a good fighter
and table fish? I never learned to fish
with a fly as I always thought the water
was too deep. Is that idea incorrect?
A. R. Prettyman, Galena, Md.
Will Recreation readers please answer?
— Editor.
The Huron river is noted for its good
fishing places. Recently many large fishes
have been caught. The latest story origin-
ated with George Ackerman who, by the
way, is not a fish hog. He was recently
fishing down the river, with poor luck, but
a young man named Clom caught a carp
that weighed 25 pounds and a catfish that
weighed 6 pounds, so George claims. As
George never juggles the truth, his friends
took pains to weigh the 2 monster fishes.
The catfish weighed nearly 2 pounds and
the carp nearly 6. Carp, Milan, Ohio.
It has been the custom for a party of us
to drive to Tasawasa lake, about 18 miles
East of Troy. We find there good fishing,
an abundance of pond lilies, an excellent
camping place and accommodations at a
reasonable rate.
A. P. Hall, Troy, N. Y.
Will some angler please instruct me how
to cast flies and small minnows? Perhaps
W. S. H., Wadena, Iowa. Also what kind
of tackle to use.
J. P. Jaeger, Independence, la.
OUR NEIGHBOR'S CATCH.
S. C LONG.
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise ;
He hooked a fish one day last June,
'Twas of enormous size.
And when he saw what he had done,
He straightway raised a shout ;
That he, with utmost skill, had hooked
A 22 pound trout !
The line waxed taut, the rod was bowed,
The man's teeth tight were set ;
As into his boots the water flowed,
Cried he, "I'll land ye yet !"
And when the people came to see
This fierce and royal battle,
They held their sides and laughed with
glee,
For 'twas a snapping turtle.
My eagerness to get Recreation seems to
amuse my friends and the newsdealer as
well, but I can't help that; I like to read
it. I like the way you express your opinion
of any and all game hogs, irrespective of
station. I think you are doing a noble work,
and want to see you continue to do it in
your independent way.
Dr. R. E. Franklin, Richmond, Va.
GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman will quit when he gets enough.
SUGGESTIONS TO GUN MAKERS.
I am 52 years old. Since early childhood
I have used a gun, both East and West
of the Mississippi, and have eagerly
watched the evolution in fire arms. While
I sanction improvement, I do not approve
all the modern complexity in the manu-
facture of fire arms and ammunition, es-
pecially the latter. I see a tendency among
gun makers to find "a little nest with a
big egg in it" ; in fact, they want to pro-
duce a gun that will kill anything from
an elephant down to a flea, make a thrash-
ing machine, a bobsled, a bootjack, or raise
a patch of turnips. There is too much sci-
entific complication in the gun business,
amounting largely to dangerous and ex-
pensive humbuggery. For shooting, gener-
ally, either in war or in the field, there is
no need of hard metal jackets and soft
points, explosive bullets, etc. The need-
ful points of a practical gun for general
purposes are that it shall be plain, strong,
simple, convenient, durable, rapid and ef-
fective ; to which may be added, graceful.
The ammunition for such a gun should
be. of the class called "fixed" ; that is,
ready made, as are nearly all modern rifle"
cartridges ; and it should be of sufficient
size and weight to be effective. This am-
munition should be commonplace, that is,
found in cities, hamlets, country stores,
etc., all over the land, besides being cheap.
The more the kinds of cartridges used in
a gun, the more practical is the weapon ;
hence the popularity of the Winchester re-
peater, model 1873, using its own and 3
other rifle cartridges ; also, as in single
shooter for short range, 6 pistol cart-
ridges ; amounting in all to 10 cartridges.
With such a gun, ammunition can be had
anywhere. If there were in the market a
fine shot revolver, of 28 ounces, and 5 inch
barrel, double action, with the central ex-
tractor, using a 44-40-200 cartridge, how
much more popular this gun would be.
At present all the revolvers using this
cartridge are 6-shooters, weighing 2^ to
2^4 pounds, and are too big and heavy for
general use. Yet, as this shot is a little
too light I suggest a better gun : A repeat-
t er of .41 caliber, with 26 inch barrel, shoot-
ing a 41-50-250 center fire straight shell
cartridge. The gun should weigh 7 pounds,
and by using grey powder, which is smoke-
less and without residue, the cartridges
sTiould be free from grease or other lubri-
cator. Easy cartridges are nasty in a
pocket or belt. That the bullet should go
straight when fired from a gun, the front
half of the bullet should be the heaviest.
To counterbalance the lead shaved off in
tapering the front end of the bullet, a
little more lead should be reamed out of
the center of the rear end of the bullet.
This cavity should be filled by inserting a
copper nip, in shape like a gun cap, and
the end of the bullet left smooth. This is
my own device to supersede the soft pine
plug used in the old time Mexican minie
bullets. This bullet should be smooth on
the outside, for grooves in the surface ren-
der the flight of a bullet noisy besides de-
tracting from the force and speed of the
bullet.
The 41 caliber bullet would be preferable
to a smaller one, for it would impart a
greater shock, draw more blood and break
more bone, thus being more efficient for big
game, as well as for military purposes.
Such a gun would, as a single shooter, use
any center fire pistol cartridge of this cali-
ber in the market, and thus do good work
at short range. It would also be of use for
farmers on butchering day. Such a gun's
own cartridge, the 41-50-250, might be kept
in reserve for using the gun as a repeater
at greater range ; and for general purposes,
this would be the most efficient and practi-
cal repeater on earth.
For this new gun I suggest an oblong
frustum front sight, as it is plain, simple,
long and strong; and being thin it will ad-
mit a coarse sight when shooting beyond
the graduation of the gun, thus making
the gun carry up somewhat farther. In
form this sight is a half circle minus %
its height cut off at its summit, and it
tapers at both ends, hence it can not catch
into the clothing, or stick the horse, as do
all the pointed kinds. The sight should
be made of something hard and tough, and
of a dull finish so it would not glitter in
the sunlight and thus obstruct the vision
of the shooter. Perhaps a dull, dark gray
finish can be put on steel, or the sight
might be made of a dark gray mineral
cement, or of horn. As a rear sight, I
recommend a short leaf sight, instead of the
step sight used on the 44 caliber rifles, with
9 frets, each fret representing 50 yards.
I prefer the Colt action, for it can be
used as a double actor, and thus such a
rifle could be fired as rapidly as a double
action revolver. Furthermore, the sliding
action on the forestock enables the shooter
to keep a continual hold of his gun, hence
he does not jerk the gun stock down from
his shoulder as he would if in a hurry
•while using a gun of lever action. For
those using the lever action, I suggest the
finger lever of the Winchester model 1873
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rifle, omittting the thumb screw which
secures the finger lever, for this lever is
handsomer than the round end kind, be-
sides not offering- a cavity between the rear
end of the finger lever and the rifle stock
to catch the sleeve or a twig; but the
system of the Winchester model 1892 rifle
is preferable on account of having a shorter
stock of finger lever.
The tendency is too much to small guns
using little bullets; a lazy man's outfit.
Look at the eccentric drop of caliber by
the Government Bureau, the 45 pistol shot,
30 grains powder and 255 grains lead,
down to the 38-19-150. The 22, short at
that, will be adopted next for the native
musketeer. We do not need a gun that
will bore a hole the size of a darning
needle through a haystack 5 or 6 miles
away, as the smokeless 30-30's will do. On
the other hand, when a bear or a man is
struck at short range, midrange, or long
range, with a 45-100-500 from a Sharp's
special, he will stay there. Anyone pre-
ferring a little, slender bullet in a bottle
neck shell is a 30-30 crank. He would be
satisfied in shooting an elk 9 times, only
75 yards away. I could have done it with
one shot from a 30 caliber pistol. The
pistol would have cost $1.50; the 30-30
rifle $25. Over in Ceylon a she-buffalo
had the hair on her head powder-burned;
and after she was shot several times with
a 30-30 she got away. Nearly all the tre-
mendous ( ?) work done by 30-30's has
occurred within easy pistol range, say 30
to 60 yards. I have not yet contracted the
30-30 disease, hence I shall not go to war
with a popgun. The way poor, wild ani-
mals have been maimed by little patent
bullets shows a lack of both skill and com-
passion on the part of the hunter.
Here is a story told by a Montana man:
"We had one of their modern, small bore,
high power rifles in our country, and it
was a terror. When it went off we heard
a sound as of an earthquake. The jacketed
part of the bullet went through a tree 5
feet thick, sailed down the river 7 or 8
miles, and struck a sawmill, tearing it en-
tirely down and rolling all the logs into
the river. One limb of the injured tree
fell on a bear, killing it instantly, and
splashing a wagon load of fish out of the
water. Four elk were so badly fright-
ened they plunged into the river, and were
drowned. One deer ran against the splin-
tered tree and was killed. The soft part
of the bullet spread out and scraped up all
the potatoes an old woman had in her gar-
den, and then the mushrooming began.
One piece of this soft point went over the
hill and killed 82 wild geese, and crip-
pled 11 more; another piece went out into
the valley, killing 125 ducks, and maiming -
many more, besides scaring one old duck
until she laid a basketful of eggs; anothef
piece went somewhere else, I don't know
where, but I guess it is going yet."
We all liked the yarn very much.
John C. Votaw, Marion, Ind.
CARTRIDGE CARRIERS.
722,124. — Carrier for Small Arms Fixed
Ammunition. Anson Mills, Washing-
ton, D. C. Filed August 12, 1902.
Serial No. 119,415. (No model.)
Claim. — 1.
As a new art-
icle of manu-
facture an am-
munition car-
rier consisting
of a p 1 i a b 1 e
band and a
group of cart-
ridge receiv-
ing pockets on
each of the 2
faces thereof,
the pockets of the one group being opposite
the intervals between the pockets of the
other group.
2. An ammunition carrier consisting of
a 3 ply woven fabric, having 2 groups of
pockets integral therewith, located on op-
posite faces of the intermediate ply and
opening at opposite edges of the fabric.
3- An ammunition carrier consisting of
a 3 ply woven fabric having 2 groups of
pockets integral therewith located on op-
posite faces of the intermediate ply and
opening at opposite edges of the fabric,
the intermediate ply at each edge being ex-
tended beyond the other 2 plies to form a
covering flap.
722,123.— Carrier for Small Arms Fixed
Ammunition. Anson Mills, Washing-
ton, D. C. Filed July 25, 1902. Serial
No. 117,037. (No model.)
Clai
1m.
-An ammunition carrier com-
posed of a band of pliable material provided
with groups of cartridge receiving pockets
each of which is closed at one end and
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open at the other, the mouths of the pocket
of one group being at the edge of the band
opposite that at which the mouths of the
other group are located.
724,190. — Cartridge Carrier. Emil Krough,
Cornelius Hogan and John E. Hogan,
Chicago, 111. Filed April 8, 1901. Se-
rial No. 54,888. (No model.)
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Claim. — 1. The combination with a car-
tridge receptacle adapted to receive a plu-
rality of cartridges end to end, of means
for normally engaging the end cartridge,
means adapted to engage a succeeding car-
tridge and means for actuating said en-
gaging means simultaneously in different di-
rections to cause the release of the cartridge
or cartridges between the said engaging
means, and the detention of all the remain-
ing cartridges.
2. An interchangeable nozzle therefor, a
detaining device carried on said nozzle, and
means for actuating the detaining device
to release the end cartridge, etc.
WINCHESTER VS. IDEAL.
The Ideal reloading tools and implements
are generally considered perfection, but I
must take exception to the No. 3 special.
That tool, in my opinion, does not com-
pare with the Winchester, model '94, tool
for general utility, ease and speed of opera-
tion.
With the Ideal, the expelling pin and the
shell are inserted in the chamber, a slow
operation ; with the Winchester, 2 or 3
primers may be expelled in the same time
by holding several shells in the left hand,
passing the expelling pin from one to an-
other, striking it each time with a mallet.
Again, the insertion of the new primer is
much more easily and quickly effected with
the Winchester tool.
Next comes the opening of the mouth of
shell. The Winchester tool is provided
with a projection for that purpose, which
enables the operator to do the work easily
and with little or no injury to the shell.
The projector on the Ideal tool for that
purpose is an unmitigated nuisance. It
will not open the shell at all, merely grind-
ing away the point of it. It could easily be
made different, and I advise all users of
Ideal tools to take their die to a ma-
chinist and have it turned down to a proper
taper. It could be done without injury to
the chamber.
In seating the bullet the Winchester tool
has decided advantages over the Ideal. To
get best results in shooting, the powder
should be carefully settled in the shell
without ramming, and then should not be
disturbed in seating the bullet. To accom-
plish this with the Ideal it is necessary to
work the tool upside down ; and to get the
shell in place is an awkward and clumsy
operation. With the Winchester, the bullet
is placed in the mouth of shell, standing
upright on the table. The die is then
placed over it and pressed down until it
holds the shell firmly, when the die is
screwed in the frame without changing the
position of shell. The shell is resized and
the bullet seated with the one operation,
perfectly, and more quickly than with the
Ideal.
Sharp point bullets can also be seated
with the regular chamber in the Winchester
tool in the following manner : Make a
block of hard maple conforming to the
shape of the point of chamber, and after
hollowing it out to receive the sharp point
of the bullet insert it in the point of the
chamber. After seating one or 2 bullets,
you can shape it to the right thickness to
seat the bullet just where you want it
crimped. Then it is advisable to stick it in
place with a little mucilage. I recently got
a 32-40 Winchester repeating rifle as a pre-
mium from Recreation, and as I wanted
to use the No. 31,949 Ideal 152 grain sharp
point bullet, I contrived this way of seating
the bullet with the Winchester tool. It
works to perfection. The Winchester
Company could easily make these blocks
of metal to go with the tool at trifling ex-
pense, thus adapting it for both the regu-
lar and sharp point bullets.
I might say for the benefit of J. A. Elliot
and others wanting information as to the
best all around rifle that such a weapon
can, in the nature of things, never be made.
The nearest approach to it is, in my opin-
ion, the 32-40 Winchester repeater. It is
the standard for accuracy, is easy to clean
and keep in order, and can be made effec-
tive on big game by using express bullets.
G. B. Crandall, Cherry Valley, Ont.
SOMETHING ABOUT RIFLES.
I have stated before this that in my opin-
ion the lever, action of the Winchester and
Savage rifles is far more satisfactory to the
sportsman than any bolt action, because
he does not have to change the grip when
using a finger lever, which certainly counts
for much. Furthermore, the exorbitant
prices quoted for the above guns in this
country make them undesirable for sports-
men. One can buy a well finished Mann-
licher, with checked pistol grip, octagon
barrel, matted rib, and magazine for a clip
of cartridges in the buttstock, for $16 or
$17 in any gun store in Germany, while
$40 is asked for the cheaper round barrel
rifle here. These German rifles can not be
excelled for light weight, material, work-
manship and accuracy. Such rifles cost
about $30 in Germany. Which of the 2
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rifles is preferable? They are nearly
alike. Both actions are modifications of
the old 1871 model Mauser army rifle,
which is still a standard action on the
other side for target and hunting rifles.
The Mauser has no box magazine, which
is an advantage, as one does not have to
load by means of the clip, as in the Mann-
licher or the 1888 model ; but while the
latest model Mauser may have advantages
over the 1888 model Mannlicher, from a
military standpoint, give me the model '88
for a sporting rifle. The cartridge is pow-
erful and big enough for anything. While
neither the 2-3 nor the 4-5 jacketed bullet
is so accurate as the full mantled, both are
satisfactory for hunting purposes, the 4-5
mantled especially. It is evident, however,
that the bullet which has 4-5 of its length
covered by a metal jacket will give better
penetration than a 2-3 mantled, while it ex-
pands amply with the full load of powder.
I have not dwelt on the far killing
power of my favorite rifle. It is true
the weapon leaves nothing to be de-
sired in that respect, but no hunting
rifle should, as a rule be used at
long range. Some might now say they
could use a 44-40 just as effectively as high
power ammunition. Perhaps so, but it is
evident that with the modern gun one is
more certain of his game and will probab-
ly save it hours of suffering and save his
legs as well, by speedily despatching his
game. In olden times the hunter took de-
light in the work of his well trained blood-
hound on the trail of the deer he had pur-
posely wounded the night before, but such
work at the expense of the poor suffering
brute is unworthy of the 20th century.
If we must take life, let us_ do so in the
safest and quickest way, without causing
any unnecessary suffering.
It appears reasonable to me to use only
standard ammunition in a high power rifle
and by having different styles of soft
points, adapt the rifle to different kinds of
work. One will thus be enabled to regu-
late the penetration and killing power or
smashing effect, while the accuracy re-
mains uninfluenced and the sights need
not be changed.
F. J. G., New Brookland, S. C.
SPARROW GUNS.
I noticed an article in Recreation de-
scribing a miniature sparrow gun, made
from a 22 Winchester rifle, smooth bored
and chambered for 22 center fire shells.
The writer of the article lauds the weapon
highly. I tried industriously to rid our
premises of sparrows, not long ago, and
they seemed to thrive on the 22 caliber shot
gun treatment. It was not until I invoked
the aid of a 22 rifle and the new Winchester
greaseless 22 short that the birds left the
yard for good. My little shot gun was a 22
smooth bored Flobert, chambered for the
22 long shot cartridge. The shot charge
in this shell varies from 75 to over 100 No.
12 shot. Its penetration is good, and the
noise is slight,. I found, after much shoot-
ing and many unexplainable misses, that at
25 to 30 feet it would scatter over an area
of about 6 inches, making a pattern that
would kill a sparrow very dead. But, un-
less the gun was kept clean by swabbing
after each shot, it would ball the shot so
badly that the bird would be either cleanly
missed or cut into ribbons. I made several
targets at 20 feet to 20 yards where the
shot all entered the paper in a solid mass,
making one hole and penetrating an inch
of soft pine. I shot 2 sparrows on the wing,
and missed so many others that it disgusted
me, and I fell back on solid bullets and a
repeater. The new 22, greaseless bullet,
smokeless powder cartridge is a dandy. It
has a much harder bullet than the ordinary
22 black. It carries up to all short ranges,
shoots remarkably true, is cleaner than
anything ever before invented in this am-
munition, and is cheap.
Another new thing on the local market
is the Robin Hood smokeless powder for
shot guns. This is a good, strong, clean
and quick product, and the manufacturers
have resolutely kept out of the combine
into which Peters and other companies
have gone. Robin Hood took my fancy
from the start and I have used many hun-
dred loads of it with excellent results. It
is a moist burning powder, giving great
velocity and little recoil. It is loaded by
bulk measure, and as much as 3^ and ^34
drams may be fired in a 12 bore without
discomfort. The Robin Hood people are
putting on the market their factory loaded
shells and these can now be obtained in
Topeka and in Kansas City, Mo,. If any
of the Western readers of this magazine
have used Robin Hood I wish they would
let me know how they like it, and we can
compare results.
Chas. H Morton, Topeka, Kan.
A BIT OF RIFLE TALK.
As some of your readers know, I am one
of those rabid rifle cranks who never rest
content until they have tried every new
weapon and rifle or cartridge that is put
forward.
Yesterday I finished a few experiments
with the new 35 caliber Winchester. As a
result, I'm sore, not about the gun, but
about the shoulder.
The 35, to my notion, is a happy medium
between the much discussed 30s and the
many large calibers. The advocates of
each will find their favorite points embod-
ied in this new cartridge. While the 30-40
has long been my favorite, I have often
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wished for just a wee bit more stopping
power. I had deer and elk run away from
me last fall in Colorado which, by all the
rules of gun lore, should have dropped in
their tracks. The 30-4OS would tear all
kinds of holes in them, but still some ani-
mals were not persuaded to stop short of
many yards. Shot with this new 35, with
its heavier ball and higher velocity, I be-
lieve few animals will cover 20 yards after
being struck.
On examination the shell showed 50J/2
grains powder behind a 252 grain ball. The
velocity is 2,200 feet a second. The tra-
jectory almost equals that of the 6 m-m
navy arm. A better hunting rifle for big
game will be hard to find.
But one thing I strongly advise my
brother cranks to remember, when using
the gun. Get the thickest recoil pad on the
market and fit it to a shot gun butt piece;
don't order the gun with rifle butt for ap-
pearance sake. The Winchester people still
insist on furnishing graduated sights with
their high power guns. What for, I don't
know. Try the Lyman leaf sight ; fold
down the crotch, raise the bar and keep it
raised, and use the ivory bead for front.
Practice with these and you will be in
much better game shooting trim next fall
than if you use globe, peep, crotch and
other useless sights. These latter are well
enough for target shooting, but any hunter
will tell you the difference between that
and game killing.
Try this new caliber, brother cranks, and
let us hear from you.
Oklahoma, Minneapolis, Minn.
THE LIMIT WITH A .303 SAVAGE.
Last summer I bought a Savage, .303, 22
inch barrel, and I find it a sure killer for
big game. The sportsman who invests in a
•303 gets the best big game gun on the
market. With all due respect to the Win-
chester people and other good makers, the
Savage is -the most up to date and the 20th
century weapon. Fitted with Lyman com-
bination rear sight and Lyman ivory "Jack"
front, it is simply perfection.
Leaving Middletown, Conn., October 10,
1902, accompanied by Dr. Barnes, of New
London and W. T. Dewart, of New York,
West Branch pond, Maine, was safely
reached by 8 p. m. Saturday. The last 4
miles we made by the aid of the doctor's
bicycle lantern. Hunting, the first few
days, was unfavorable on account of high
winds and the dry condition of the leaves.
The 17th changed conditions a little;
rain had fallen Thursday night and early
Friday morning and, with a light,steady
wind, made prospects more favorable for a
good day's sport. In just one hour from
camp I brought down a fat doe ; one shot
from the little gun was sufficient. Satur-
day and Monday more high wind and dry
leaves made it next to impossible to get
near game. Rain Monday night and until
5 a. m. Tuesday, October 21, preceded an
ideal day for hunting. At 7.30 Charles and
I started to look for a big buck. At 9.25
the Savage cracked again, and there lay a
fine fellow, with an excellent head. One
shot from the little gun had done the deed.
The same day I brought down a bull
moose with 8 points. One shot would have
been enough for the old fellow, for he
leaned against a tree until I got within 40
feet of him and sent another bullet into
his neck to end his misery. My first shot
ploughed through his liver, cutting it into
fragments, and proving conclusively the
great killing power of the Savage.
There is no better guide in the Maine
woods than C. H. Randall; his camp ac-
commodations and table board are fault-
less.
William Duncan, Middletown, Conn.
THAT WOODCHUCK AGAIN.
For hunting wood-chucks I use a Lefevre
12 gauge shot gun, especially if the grass
is tall, and by a little strategy I have fairly
good success. My load usually is 40
grains Laflin & Rand powder, 1% ounce
No. 7I/2 chilled shot. With that combina-
tion I can get the chuck every time up to
35 yards. I use a 32-40 rifle. It does not
require much skill to get a chuck with that
up to So yards; but for skill and fine
snooting one should go out after the
haying season is over, when a chuck can
see and be seen across a 40 acre field or
even farther. Then hold steady. At such
times I have used the 30-30 with a Mogg
telescope. With that combination one does
not have to sneak far to get within range.
I have killed a few chucks with the 22
Winchester repeater. That does well if
one is near enough to make the head the
target; but if only hit in the body the
chuck will get home. For lively shooting
one should be in Kansas or Arizona,
where the prairie dog pest is. There one
can ride along and if his horse will stand
fire, can keep a 22 warm. These little fel-
lows look out from the mouths of their
holes and if they are not hit in the head
they usually get in out of reach. Here in
Central New York there is little use for a
rifle larger than 25 or 30 caliber, unless it
may be for target practice, and even then
the 22 with its variety of cartridges will
furnish lots of amusement.
H. H. Vary, Skaneateles, N. Y.
SMALL SHOT.
I note the article by the gentleman who
so freely expressed himself in March
Recreation in regard to Savage rifles. I
have a Savage .303 which I have used for
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the past year, and I have never hack -it jam,
stick or go wrong in any way. I have
seen men who knew no better than to place
the cartridges in the magazine wrong end
first. Naturally in such a case the
action would balk. Have had the pleasure
of using both Winchester and, alas ! Mar-
lins, but would not exchange my Savage
for either of them. I surmise that if there
was any trouble with that Savage the man
behind the gun was responsible.
I reload my own cartridges and use
them over and over. My perfect target
and small game load is 15 grains Sav-
age No. 1, smokeless powder, and a 32-20
Winchester 115 grain soft point bullet. The
32.20 bullet is exactly the same diameter as
the .303 namely, .311. I use the Winches-
ter reloading tool and prefer it to the
Ideal, as the cartridge is crimped and re-
sized its full length all in the operation of
reloading.
Would like to hear from someone who
has used the Magniscope rifle sight for
hunting purposes.
Ralph K. Mussey, Warren, N. H.
There is no better nor neater gun made
than the Ithaca. For shooting qualities no
gun can beat it. I have used a No. 4
grade which made a pattern of over 400;
and one can have an Ithaca made to order
without extra cost.
The Winchester 25-35 is as nearly an all
around gun for this country as one will
find. I used small loads of black powder
and hard bullets for small game and find
it just the thing for rabbits, grouse, etc.
With 'a full load of smokeless powder and
soft point bullets it would be all right for
deer.
I have also used the 22 Marlin. When
the magazine is full, there is trouble, but
when I had in only 15 cartridges it would
work as smoothly as any gun. For all
that I would not get another till they fix
the action, for, -when one is out after big
game, he does not want it all to escape.
Will- some reader tell me his experience
with the 33730 Winchester with full load
black powder and wire patched bullets?
Also small loads with same bullet; also
King's semi-smokeless, same loads?
M. E. Daniels, Orrock, Minn.
Some of the men who rush into print
and tell of the merits and demerits of cer-
tain rifles should give us satisfactory proof
of their ability to hit a tomato can 5 times
in succession at 60 feet. If some of these
writers were to go into the back yard and
try their skill at an inch target 50 feet
away they would soon discover how easy
it is to get on the outside of it. Then they
might learn where the blame belongs when
they shoot 200 or 300 yards and miss.
They write of the killing power of dif-
ferent rifles and it is enough to send a
novice wrong on many good rifles to read
such stuff. Every beginner should prac-
tice with a good rifle at not over 75 feet,
using a small target; and when he gets so
he can put a ball into it once in a while
and put all the rest within one inch of it
he is fit to go after big game.
Use a 32-40 or a 38-55 and if you can do
good work at 50 to 75 feet on an inch tar-
get you may bring home some game. If
you use a black powder gun you will never
be sorry, for it will not disappoint you.
H. A. Plante, St. Johnsville, N. Y.
H. P. Brown, of Auburn, N. Y., asks for
information concerning a target rifle to
cost him about $25. He does not state
whether it is wanted for 25 yard gallery
shooting, or 200 yard range work ; or if
the latter whether for off hand or rest
shooting. I assume it is wanted for 200
yards off hand shooting. In my 10 years'
experience in range shooting I find that
the majority of shooters use the 32-40
cartridge, reloading the shells to suit their
tastes. The Winchester single shot rifle
for this cartridge is a good arm and wilL
make 10 shot groups in a 4 inch circle at
200 yards from a rest, with surprising
regularity. Get a Swiss butt plate, mid
ringed Vernier rear and wind gauge front
sights, and procure a barrel to suit your
strength. The No. 3 weighs about 9^
pounds and the No. 4 about 11 pounds in
the 30 inch length; cost about' $18, plain
stock. Have that target shooter's abom-
ination, the Rocky mountain, or buckhorn
rear sight, left off and no slot cut for it.
V. R. Olmstead, New York City.
It is amusing to read the experience of
H. R. Van Sommel in February Recrea-
tion. He has a 30-40 Winchester, tries it
on boiler plates, steel rails and dead horses
and finds it deadly on all. It is a pity he
did not get his 30-40 6 or 7 years ago so he
could inform the world of shooters of its
terrible killing power. He says, "Come,
brethren, be honest. Which is the most kill-
ing gun, a 30-40 that whips a bullet through
a 6 foot oak or a 45 that perforates one
foot in soft pine?" Yet the makers of his
rifle give its penetration as 50 inches of
soft pine.
Come, Brother Van Sommel, be honest.
Just tell the readers of Recreation that
you used a yard stick instead of a foot
rule when measuring that 6 foot oak ; in
future do not laugh at the .45 caliber since
the new 45-90 high velocity bullet travels
faster than the 30-40 bullet. When it
comes to striking power, your 30-40 is not
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in it with the 45, as the base of your bullet
barely covers the flat point of the 45.
W. Mashck, Kewaunee, Wis.
To Mr. Pierce I would say, I have al-
ready related my experience with a 25-35
and my article appeared in Recreation. I
will never buy or carry another 25-35 on a
deer hunting trip. If Mr. P. killed 4 bucks
in 5 shots with one, he certainly got
enough, and anyone who knows what a
25-35 will do can say that he must have
been right up where he could place his
bullets. If the man with the 45"70, had the
same chance as Pierce, one ball from that
gun would have been enough, without the
wire fence. Any man or woman who
hunts deer will agree with me.
Mr. Pierce may be a crack shot, but if
he will come to Minnesota next fall and
hunt in the tamarack swamps, pine stumps,
and underbrush, it will worry him to pick
up 4 deer in 5 shots. However, this fall
I went back to a 30-30 Winchester, 20
inch barrel and succeeded in killing 6 deer
for a party of 2. My partner did the driv-
ing and I did the shooting. No wounded
deer got away from me.
A. Huff, Minneapolis.
In a recent number of Recreation a
correspondent wrote of having trouble
with his Savage rifle owing to the fact that
the trigger and lever lock, or safety slide,
soon became so loose as to slip backward
and forward too easily. Several of my
friends have had the same trouble with
their rifles. This annoyance may be rem-
edied by dismounting the rifle according
to the instructions given in the Savage
catalogue. Take out the trigger and lever
lock, and make the slit in the rear end of
the same a little wider, using a screw-
driver or other instrument for the purpose.
In order to prevent breaking, the lock may
be fastened in a vise while widening the
slit, but I did not find this necessary. The
lock may be made to work hard or easily,
depending on how much you widen the
slit. The whole operation may be finished
within half an hour. My ignorance of how
to remedy this trouble cost me several
good chances at deer and turkeys last year.
John C. Futrall, Fayetteville, Ark.
Under the Heading "A 12 Guage Load" I
note Frank A. Wood is advised to use
38-42 grains of Laflin and Rand powder.
This is all right ; I have used 45 grains
safely; but with the new Laflin and Rand
Infallible this will not do. Thirty is the
limit in 12 guage. With this powder, or
Ballistite in ^4 base shells, the load can not
be improved ; but 26 grains is enough for
a Ballistite load.
Cleaning .30 caljber rifles is vexatious,
but get a Remington-Lee. The action
can be dismounted in a moment, and you
can get at both ends of barrel at once. Be-
sides the ease of cleaning you will have
the best rifle made in America. A look
through one of these barrels is a revelation
in cleanliness and depth of rifling. They
match a Mauser in cartridge, and the Rem-
ington is made for all, while the Mauser
is not in the same class with America's
best gun,, notwithstanding the advertising
the Mauser gets.
S., Leadville, Colo.
I have always used small bore rifles
since the advent of smokeless powder am-
munition. If you want a rifle for moose,
deer and bear try the .32 caliber Win-
chester Special if you care to reload for
target practice or for use with telescope
sights. If you do not care for the above
sights I recommend the .33 Winchester. I
have one of each and both give perfect
satisfaction. I used the .33 last year in
the woods and got 2 large bucks. This
gun is light and handy, has 24 inch barrel,
and is powerful. I prefer it to the .30-40
on account of its lighter weight and larger
caliber with a trifle more velocity. The
rear sight is much nearer the eye than on
other rifles, and it has a neat ivory hunting
sight on front which can be changed for
ivory bead front. It has a nicely rifled
barrel, well finished inside and out, and
very accurate. If the Savage or Marlin
Companies make such barrels I have yet to
see one.
F. F. Cooley, Waterville, Me.
I notice in Recreation a query from Mr.
A. W. Crampton in regard to Robin Hood
smokeless powder. I am using Robin
Hood powder, both at the trap and for
hunting. It is the best powder I ever
used. I shoot a great deal at the trap and
have used all makes of powder. For pat-
tern and penetration Robin Hood, beats
them all. Another good thing about it is,
when you are through shooting you can
clean your gun by simply wiping it out
with a rag.
All other powders leave a scum on the
inside of the barrel that has to be scoured
out with a brass cleaner. If Mr. Cramp-
ton will give Robin Hood a fair trial he
will never use any other powder.
Will also say to Mr. Turf, of Pittsburg,
that he can use Robin Hood smokeless
powder in any kind of gun or shell, includ-
ing brass shells. A black powder primer
will explode it.
J. N. Lund, Rochester, N. Y.
When I was a boy it was my good for-
tune to own a Hollis 16 guage gun. As
smokeless powder had just come to no-
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tice, I went to our old gunsmith^ and
bought a quantity in bulk, not obtaining di-
rections for loading it. Leaving my meas-
ure set as for black powder, I loaded a lot
of brass shells and wadded them heavily
with 12 guage wads. The result was won-
derful execution on rabbits, but the gun
gave a sort of metallic ring and a sharp
recoil when fired. It also burst about one
quarter of the shells. On firing one at a
fence board, to test penetration, the shell
burst near the head. The other part of the
shell, with shot and wads intact, was forced
through the barrel and made a hole through
the board as though by a bullet, with seem-
ingly no injury to the barrel. Always fol-
low directions in loading smokeless pow-
der. J. D. Snyder, Lowell, O.-
John Nordstrom complains in Recrea-
tion of the deterioration of nitro powders,
and asks if others have noted it. Another
correspondent says that Remington guns
do not shoot close enough to please him.
For the benefit of both I describe a test I
made recently.
Powder, Robin Hood, loaded by Ken-
nedy, of St. Louis, in 1897. Shells, Nitro.
Loads, 3 drams powder, 1% ounces No. 3
soft shot. Target, 8x5^ inches. Dis-
tance, 40 measured yards. Gun, Reming-
ton ejector, 12 gauge, 7% pounds, 30 inch
ful choked barrels. Average number of
pellets in target, 19. Perforation, 9-16
inch in Florida pine. No. 3 shot was used
because it happened to be in the old shells.
Two year old DuPont gave good pene-
tration, as, also, did one year old Ballistite.
L. Shannon, Bonifay, Fla.
I noticed in Recreation that J. F. Rob-
erts would like to hear from someone who
-has hunted woodchucks. I have ; with a
.22 caliber Colt, using the short cartridge
with black powder. I never lost a wood-
chuck in the short time I hunted, as the
distance was not great, and I hit them all
in the head.
My brother hunted woodchucks with a
rifle, using 38 long Colt's, In 3 years of
hunting he only lost one woodchuck. The
year before, he used 22 shorts on a .22 cal-
iber rifle, and did not secure any game, un-
less it was hit in the head.
F. S. Mathias, Brooklyn, N. Y.
If I called the 25-35 any bad names, I
will not take any back. Mr. Powell may
keep his gun, as I have a 30-30 Winchester,
which is a 10 times better gun. Any man
who has hunted deer will agree with me.
In 1901 I experimented with the 25-35 an d
my partner and I brought home 5. deer
between us. Aside from that, I lost a
buck, shot through the upper part of the
shoulders, and a large doe, shot through
the flank. There being no snow, I could
not follow or track them.
A. Huff, Minneapolis, Minn.
In answer to G. N. McKay's inquiry in
January Recreation as to Marble's front
gun sights, wOuld say, that I used one
while on a hunting trip in St. Louis coun-
ty, Minnesota, last fall, also one of their
No. 1 hunting knives, a No. 5 axe and one
of their compasses ; all of which I recom-
mend as being all that is claimed for them
by the manufacturers. These goods are first
class in workmanship and material, and
entirely satisfactory in use.
Henry L. Seire, Morton, 111.
I read in Recreation that W. A. Barr
doubts the penetration of the 303 Savage
rifle. The rifle will do just what the mak-
ers claim. I tested mine on hemlock logs
shot in the end. It gives it penetration of
28 to 38J/2 inches ; and crosswise of the
grain 39 to 45 inches. My next test was
made in clear white pine boards, cross-
wise of the grain, and the penetration was
48^2 to 53 inches.
H. C. Watson, York, Pa.
Replying to H. C. Clark's inquiry about
shooting balls in a cylinder bored shot gun :
If the barrels are reasonably heavy and
'strictly parallel in bore, such a gun will
do satisfactory work. The ball should be
a little smaller than the bore, so it will
take a patch. It should be seated on a
y 2 -'mch. felt wad over powder. I have done
great execution on deer with such loads.
W. A. Linkletter, Hoquiam,' Wash.
I wish some reader who has used the
Magniscope rifle sight would write of his
experience with it. It does not elevate,
therefore I do not see that it would be of
any use except at close range.
•30-30, Westmount, Can.
What is the best caliber for game up to
coyotes? Buck Shot, Milnor, N. Dak.
Recreation is sent me by an unknown
friend, and I extend him my sincere thanks
through the magazine. I am a traveling
salesman. Recreation is very popular
among the traveling men, and they all de-
light in your frying pan.
A. W. G., Elyria, Ohio.
Recreation leads all sportsmen's journals.
I like to see the fish and game hogs get
roasted in Recreation, but the word "hog"
is not mean enough for those long bristled
fellows. They need it where the chicken
got the ax.
A, W. Stone, Morrisville, Vt,
NATURAL HISTORY.
When a bird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed, it may still live and
its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely.
HOW TO CATCH SNAKES.
FRANK G. SPECK.
In response to the inquiry of V. A. L.,
in December Recreation: It is difficult to
induce a snake to enter a trap. In order
to understand this, one must consider that,
contrary to the laws governing most other
animals, a regular or daily supply of nour-
ishment is in no wise requisite to the snake.
He takes his food at random, consequently
a trap containing food might remain un-
noticed indefinitely by the intended victim.
Unlikely as this may seem, it can be readily
understood by anyone acquainted with the
snake's desultory nature.
A plan, however, that has sometimes suc-
ceeded is to fasten a frog or a mouse by
the leg to a stake in a snake-frequented
locality, allowing the creature room to
move about freely. If a hungry snake
approach, he is likely to devour the bait,
thereby securing himself to the stake by
the same ties that held the tempter. The
sort of bait used in each case must be in
accordance with the snake's customary
diet; toads, frogs, mice or birds for the
Cratalus and his relatives. In addition,
•the copperhead is fond of the wood frog,
Rana sylvatica. The trapper, however,
must attend his traps often, for in a short
time the process of digestion will dissolve
the swallowed bait and the cord will be re-
leased ; likewise the snake.
Another method, even less certain than
the former, is to bury jugs, leaving their
mouths level with the ground, in the prox-
imity of a snake den, preferably near a
hole. In this case there is the probability
of some ophidian rambler entering in search
of peace and quiet. When once within he
will be obliged to remain on account of
the smooth interior of the quasi-snake-
hole.
As V. A. L. inquires merely about traps
for catching reptiles he is presumably
aware of the forked stick apparatus, which
is most satisfactory and efficacious in use.
"Is there any way to remove the poison
glands of a rattlesnake?" Yes. By the
careful use of a lancet the entire system of
fangs, including the embryonic stages, may
be so thoroughly removed that they will
never grow again. From that time forth
the snake necessarily starves, for, deprived
of his natural method of taking food, he
will adopt no other. The process of stuf-
fing, however, can often be successfully
practiced ; and the number of alleged snake
charmers who employ this artificial means
of administering nourishment attests its
adequacy. The removal of the fangs alone
results in their speedy replacement by others
forming from embryos situated immediate-
ly posterior to the fang proper. It is im-
portant, when venomous snakes have thus
been operated on, to wash their mouths
frequently, as tlie secretion of virus by the
entire system and its concentration in the
>
f
mouth is by no means deterred by the ex-
traction of the glands. Consequently the
bite of a fangless rattler is dangerous
merely from what venom has become
mingled with the other juices resident in
the mouth. It is also noteworthy that in
these snakes the tendency- to strike is much
lessened. They often seem to realize their
condition, accepting their fate with pain-
ful resignation.
As regards the scientific antidote for the
Crotalus bite, I can do no better than refer
V. A. L. to the investigations of the late
Dr. Stejneger, who, in his admirable paper
on the venomous snakes of North America,
says :
"Mitchell and Reichert had confirmed the
destructive actiann of certjain chemicals,
used as injections, on the venom, notably
permanganate of potassium, ferric chloride,
iodine and bromine. To these Kaufmann
adds chromic acid, which he highly recom-
mends as a remedy for local lesions."
The first of these, permanganate of potas-
sium, is to-day the most favored among
those who are accustomed to handle venom-
ous reptiles. There are, too, * countless
rough and ready cures advised, some of
which are helpful, some harmless and others
decidedly nocent. Among the latter is
ammonia, which destroys the veins and
increases the heart action, thus working in
direct conformity with the venom.
A LONE FISHERMAN.
W. O. DOOLITTLE.
The past winter was severe in the village
of P — . There was a scarcity of bird
life. Nearly all the feathered inhabitants
had deserted the place for a warmer coun-
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try, and there were left behind only^a few
of the hardier winter species, such as the
jays, woodpeckers and chickadees. Even
the Omnipresent and impudent English
sparrows seemed to keep unusually silent
and fought shy of the cold winter blasts
which swept the snow-laden earth.
Shortly after the opening of the New
Year I chanced to be passing over a bridge
which spanned a small river near the town.
There I first met my lone fisherman. The
day was bitterly cold. The wind was fierce
and a driving sleet was falling. Suddenly,
above the whistle of the wind, I heard a
hoarse rattle. The sound was strangely
familiar, yet I could not for the instant
recall it. I heard it again, looked in the di-
rection whence it came and the mystery
was solved.
Perched on a high telephone wire, which
was strung across the river, was the blunt,
top heavy and peculiarly shaped bird which
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frequents our streams in early spring and
summer. Surely it was our old friend,
the belted kingfisher; but what was he do-
ing here to-day? What strange fancy had
•led him to remain at the frozen North,
while his fellows were luxuriating in the
sunny South ? Where could he find the
fish with which to sustain life when the
river was frozen over with ice a foot thick?
My last question was soon answered.
Under the bridge was a dam, which had
been built to furnish water power for a
mill, and the action of the water in running
over this dam prevented a small place be-
low from freezing. Through this hole in
the ice must come a winter's store of pro-
visions for our kingfisher. I was rewarded
a moment later by seeing him swoop down
to the water with a heavy splash and bear
aloft a shining fish to his perch on the ice-
bound wires.
I visited the spot' many times after that
and seldom failed to find him there. Day
after day he sat on the wires, with his eye§
fixed on that precious spot. During the
long, cold days that followed he remained
and seemed to thrive, though the wind
threatened often to dislodge him from his
precarious position. There is splendid
angling in that stream in the spring, but
during those days, when the mercury hov-
ered near the zero point, this bold bird was
the sole pursuer of the finny tribe. Spring
came at last and he was then joined by his
relatives from the South. Later he be-
came engaged in the respectable duties of
providing for a family. Though none can
tell what prompted him to remain North,
yet who can help admiring his brave and
•patient spirit?
TAMING A WILD RABBIT.
Around my suburban home lives a re-
markable rabbit. We saw him first in
June. He was about half grown, and the
children caught him and put him in a little
house. The next morning he escaped, but
the experience did not induce him to quit
the neighborhood. A few days later we
saw him again, eating young white clover
on a recently seeded lawn. When he was
approached he ran under the front porch.
I determined to see if I could not tame him.
After several attempts I succeeded in ap-
proaching him with some willow brush,
which he ate with evident relish. Some
days later I offered him bread, which he
also seemed to relish. About the first of
July he was sufficiently tame so he allowed
himself to be approached, and would sniff
at any morsel that might be taken him.
After several futile attempts I succeeded
in getting a good photograph of him at a
distance of 7 or 8 feet. Late, last fall he
was plump and fat and a little larger than
the average cottontail. I had thought him
a full blooded wild cottontail, such as are
numerous in the suburbs, but by fall he was
so tame that I could examine him closely.
He has a white mark on his nose. His left
foot is white, and there is a little white
on the edge of his ears ; also a fairly large
white mark on his breast, which, however,
does not show except when, rarely, he sits
up on his haunches.
During the winter we did not see him,
and for a while I was afraid he had fallen
a prey to some rabbit catchers that I had
seen, or that a dog had found him napping ;
but after some time I noticed his footprints
leading under my front porch. Sometimes
I find him under the porch at dusk, when
he will come if I call him. Then he will
disappear for 2 or 3 days and again reap-
pear. He is now so tame that he can be in-
duced to come up 5 or 6 steps on the
kitchen porch for a meal of dry coffee
cake, showing great fondness for the sugar
on it. Once while he was eating, a dog
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passed on the other side of the house. Bun-
ny's ears began to go back and forth and
he hopped down the steps. 1 frightened
the dog away and the rabbit at once re-
turned to my call. He knows the members
of the family and pays no attention to their
goings and comings, but is always on the
alert against strangers and dogs. I think
he is a hybrid between the wild cotton-
tail and some species of tame rabbit. It
was not difficult to tame him, but he has
inherited the remarkably watchful instinct
of the wild cottontail.
Have any Recreation readers made simi-
lar observations?
D. Lange, St. Paul, Minn.
THE BITTERN, WOODCOCK AND OSPREY.
Many explanations are given of the man-
ner in which the bittern, Botaurus centig-
inosus, makes his pumping call of "ker-
plunk, ker-plunk,'' some claiming he makes
it with his foot; others by plunging his
head into the water. When out on a small
lake one May morning I heard the familiar
sound. I searched the reeds with my tele-
scope, located the bird, cautiously paddled
within 25 yards, focused the 'scope on him
and soon he uttered his call. At that short
distance a gurgling sound could be heard,
•which seemed to begin low in the throat
and to ascend. When this sound reached
the mouth the neck shot out straight, the
bill opened wide, and a loud "ker-plunk"
was uttered several times. During this per-
formance the bird looked if it were vomit-
ing. I watched the bittern nearly an hour,
and during that time it swallowed no water.
I do not think water in the throat is, as
some authorities claim, required for the ut-
terance of the call.
The song of the woodcock, Philohela
minor, is not often heard, but is well worth
listening to. One evening I was in a little
swamp and heard a woodcock uttering his
nasal "packe, packe." I aproached as near
as possible and waited for him to tower.
He soon did so. I could hear his wings
swishing as he rose, and as soon as he com-
menced to descend he began twittering a
low, sweet song, which he continued until
within a few feet of the ground. He de-
scended near me and began his "packe,
packe'' again. I could hear a "quer-r-up"
prefacing each "packe."
._ An _ osprey, Pandion haliactus caro-
linensis, which I observed fishing, flew
slowly over the water near, poised an in-
stant, then dropped feet foremost into the
water with a loud splash, making the spray
fly in all directions. He failed twice, but
secured a fish the third time.
A. B. K., New York City.
April on a foggy morning and finding a va-
riety of birds in the riggings of the ship
It is not the habit of small birds to migrate
with herons. However, in a fog, which is
worse than rain, they become so burdened
with weight and exhausted they will alight
on anything. No doubt the first birds at-
tracted by lights long before daylight hov-
ered about until they could see to alight.
Nearly all birds when migrating start in the
evening. Going North they start across the
Gulf always with a gentle North wind,
which assists them. Frequently adverse
winds 'destroy thousands. While April is
the month for all summer birds, our early
spring birds cross the Gulf in February and
March. Any April night with a breeze
from the South the air is full of the dif-
ferent calls of warblers, orioles, scarlet
tanagers, summer tanagers, etc. The latter
are rarely farther North than the middle
of Indiana and Illinois. South America is
the oriole's winter home. As soon as it
has its young reared and all the tame cher-
ries are gone one will find orioles where
there are wild cherries. Moulting com-
mences about July 1st, hence one then hears
no song from them. In late August and
early September they depart in easy stages
until the coast is reached, feed for a few
days and cross the Gulf.
Via Rocks Smith, Oklahoma, O. T.
PROBABLY A REDPOLL.
What species of junco is it that wc see
picking the seeds from weeds in the fields?
They are seen mostly in large flocks. The
birds have a pink spot on their throat and
upper part of breast, which gradually light-
ens into a gray farther down the breast and
under the tail, which is quite long. I can
generally tell this bird when I see it by the
way it runs on the snow. When a flock
has settled on a field there is constant
squabbling over some choice seed. The
English sparrows like to follow the flock
about. The snowbirds do not object and
appear to be peaceable.
Clyde L. Williamson, Erstville, N. Y.
ANSWER.
The only junco found in New York is
the slate colored junco, /. hiemalis. The
bird described is probably the redpoll linnet,
A cant his linaria. Linn. — Editor.
In Recreation C. O. Moseley, M.D., of
Lytle, Ga., mention crossing the Gulf in
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.
In November Recreation A. C. Thatcher,
Urbana, Ohio, inquires if any reader of
Recreation knows of rabbits eating flesh.
Yes, when flesh is frozen they will eat it.
I have seen evidences of this at different
times. In Northern Minnesota, in '89, I
tried to poison wolves and used rabbits'
flesh for bait. Several times there were
fresh rabbit tracks to the bait, which was
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gnawed, and a few steps away the" rabbits
were lying dead, poisoned.
The wolves did not in a single instance
forget themselves. They always preferred
to hunt, and thus obtain a warm meal,
free from any dangerous charges. As long
as the baits were visible the wolves walked
respectfully by ; but when the snow cov-
ered the baits, the beasts planted a mark
on top of them.
A. N. Wikander, Usk, Wash.
I notice in Recreation the measurement
of elk horns belong to W. C. Darling, of
Henderson Harbor, N. Y. I have a set
with the following measurements : Spread,
53 inches ; length of left horn, SZV\ inches ;
first prong, 22 inches; second prong, '17^
inches; third prong, i6^4 inches; fourth
prong, 23^ inches ; fifth prong, 7^ inches.
Right horn, 53 inches ; first prong, 21 ;
second, 19; third, 15%; fourth, 22^4; fifth,
13; around nut, iij^ inches; above nut, g%.
inches.
While mine are no longer, they are ex-
ceedingly heavy, with extra long prongs
throughout, very even and beautifully
shaped. I brought these horns out from
Taylor's fork of the West Gallatin river,
in 1895.
P. H. Tomlinson, Salesville, Mont.
I have a deer's horn which grew in the
crotch of an oak tree. The bottom of the
stick is 7^ inches in diameter, the top of
large branch 6 inches, and the small branch
2*/2- The horn has 4 points. The wood
grew around the horn between the second
and third points and covered all but the
tip of the second point. The points hang
downward, while the base <of horn is 6
inches higher than the outer end. Some
rodents had gnawed the tips of 3 prongs.
I should like to know, through Recreation,
how the horn came in the crotch, and what
animals gnawed the horn. It was 8 feet
from the ground when cut.
L. M. Badger, Ouaquaga, N. Y.
Will Recreation readers please answer?
— Editor.
Recently I was strolling along the banks
of a stream when I saw what appeared to
be a bunch of dead leaves suspended from
a branch. Closer inspection revealed the
skeleton and feathers of a Western robin,
Merula migratoria propinqua. The bird
had evidently been carrying a piece of
thread to its nest when it stopped to rest
on the limb of a thornapple bush. This
thread became caught around the feet of
the luckless bird and afterward around a
thorn on one of the branches. The bird was
thus made a prisoner and left to beat out
its weary life. I have heard of birds being
caught around the neck with thread, horse-
hair, etc., but never of one being executed
with the noose about ifrs feet.
L. H. McMorran, Spokane, Wash.
I have been a reader of your magazine
for some time, and have been much in-
terested in the several departments. Re-
cently I heard a story that might come
under the head of natural history. A gen-
tleman said that during the oil excitement
on the Little Kanawha river in West Vir-
ginia, some 35 years ago, he caught a cat-
fish weighing 67 pounds, that had 2 squir-
rels in its stomach. He also said that near
the same place he once shot a duck in mid-
stream, which disappeared before he could
reach it. Some of the natives informed him
that it had probably been captured by a
catfish, and cited cases where fish had been
caught with ducks in their stomach.
Reader, Newport, Ohio.
I should like to know where our com-
mon wart toad is at this time of the year.
Do they deposit their eggs in the water now
and is the croaking of the alleged frogs in
the spring made partly by the toads? That
is my impression, but I do not know wheth-
er it is correct.
W. S. Hickox, Middletown Springs, Vt.
ANSWER.
The common toad gives a little whistle,
and does not croak as frogs do. Toads are
now in the water, laying eggs, the same as
frogs ; but their eggs are daid in strings,
while frogs' eggs are laid in bunches. —
Editor.
What is the best method of preserving
birds and butterflies?
William D. Crooks, Jr.,
Burlingame, Pa.
ANSWER.
Skin them, poison the skins with arsenic
and alum, and either stuff with cotton and
keep as unmounted skins, or have them
mounted by taxidermists.
To preserve butterflies, mount each one
on an insect pin, spread the wings on a
drying board until dry, then place in an
exhibition box, which should be as nearly
as possible air tight and insect proof.
W. T. H.
John Sickels, living here in Chicago, has
a pet gray squirrel. He says in the sum-
mer, when butterflies are plentiful, it will
eat them with a relish. It is fond of small
birds. The squirrel will pick all the feath-
ers off a bird and eat the flesh ravenously.
I have seen many gray squirrels, but never
sew one that would eat flesh. What do
you think about a squirrel eating meat?
H. C. Beahler, Chicago, 111.
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Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y.
3d Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer,
Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80
West 40th St., New York.
5th Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Rich-
ards, General Land Office, Washington,
D. C.
Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington
Ave., Passaic, N. J.
Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin
Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York.
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Chicago ; F. M. Taber, Vice Warden, 144 Kinzie
St., Chicago ; G. C. Davis, Sec-Treas., 123 S. Central
Ave., Austin.
INDIANA DIVISION.
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Washington St., Indianapolis ; J. J. Hildebrandt,
Vice Warden, Logansport ; T.J. Carter, Sec-Treas.,
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Proper, Sec-Treas., Des Moines.
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Applegate, Sec-Treas., 113 E. 1st St., Wichita
KENTUCKY DIVISION.
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R. L. Brashear, Sec-Treas., Bowling Green.
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Marlboro; J. E- Tweedy, Vice-Warden, North Attle-
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Marlboro.
MICHIGAN DIVISION.
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Woodliffe, Vice-Warden, Jackson; A. B. Richmond,
Sec-Treas., Grand Rapids.
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Ave., St Paul.
H. A. Moigan, Vice-Warden, Albert Lea; Prof.
O. T. Denny, Sec-Treas., St. Paul.
MISSOURI DIVISION.
Bryan Snyder, Chief Warden, 726 Central Bldg.,
St. Louis.
MONTANA DIVISION.
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Sidney M. Logan, Vice- Warden, Kalispell ; R. A.
Waagner, Sec-Treas., Bozeman.
NEBRASKA DIVISION.
Fred. E. Mockett, Chief Warden, Lincoln ; P.
O'Mahony, Sec-Treas., Lincoln.
NEVADA DIVISION.
Dr. W. H. Cavell, Chief Warden, Carson.
Geo. W. Cowing, Sec-Treas., Carson.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION.
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Sidney Conant, Sec-Treas., Keene.
NEW JERSEY DIVISION.
Percy Johnson, Chief Warden, Bloomfield; Dr.
W. S. Colfax, Vice-Warden, Pompton Lakes; I.
V. Dorland, Sec-Treas., Arlington.
NEW MEXICO DIVISION.
W. M. Borrowdale, Chief Warden, Magdalena.
NEW YORK DIVISION.
John R. Fanning, Chief Warden, Powers' Bldg.,
Rochester; Col. K. E. Moss, Vice- Warden, Wallaces
Theatre, New York City; Dr. C. C. Curtis, Sec-
Treas, Columbia College, New York City.
NORTH DAKOTA DIVISION.
Dr. W. D. Jones, Chief Warden, Devil's Lake.
OHIO DIVISION.
W. E. Gleason, Chief Warden, Mitchell Bldg.,
Cincinnati; A. C. Thatcher, Vice- Warden, Urbana.
OKLAHOMA DIVISION.
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C A. Hammond, Chief Warden, Box 701, St.
Thomas; D. L. Mells, Sec-Treas., St. Thomas.
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Dalles; C. B. Cushing, Sec-Treas., The Dalles.
PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION.
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Titusville ; Hon. C. B. Penrose, Vice- Warden, 172 j
Spruce St., Philadelphia; E. Wager-Smith, Sec-
Treas., 1026 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia.
RHODE ISLAND DIVISION.
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Providence.
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SOUTH DAKOTA DIVISION.
D. C. Booth, Chief Warden, Spearfish; John C.
Barber, Sec-Treas., Lead.
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Hon. Austin Peay, Jr., Sec-Treas., Clarksville.
TEXAS DIVISION.
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W. E. Heald, Sec-Treas., San Angelo.
UTAH DIVISION.
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VERMONT DIVISION.
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VIRGINIA DIVISION.
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C. O. Saville, Vice Warden, Richmond; M. D. Hart,
Sec-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond.
WASHINGTON DIVISION.
F. S. Merrill, Chief Warden, Spokane ; F. A. Pon-
tius, Sec-Treas., Seattle; Munro Wyckoff, Vice-War-
den, Pt. Townsend,
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Frank Kaufman, Chief Warden, Two Rivers; Dr.
A. Gropper, Sec.-f reas., Milwaukee.
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Bond, Sec.-Treas., Cheyenne.
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St., New York.
LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW YORK.
County. Name of Warden. Address.
New York, Conrad L. Meyer, 46 W. Broadway.
Livingston M. De La Vergne, Lakeville.
K.S. Chamberlain, Mt. Morris.
Henry Skinner, Springwater.
Dr. J. W. Cowan, Geneseo.
Albany, CD. Johnson, Newtonville.
" Kenneth E.Bender,Albany.
Broome, John Sullivan, Sanitaria Springs
R. R. Mathewson, Binghamton.
Cayuga,
Chemung,
Cortland,
Erie, -
Essex,
Franklin,
Montgomery,
Oneida.
Orange,
H. M. Haskell, Weedsport.
Fred. U hie, Hendy Creek,
M. A. Baker, Elmira.
James Edwards, Cortland,
E. P. Dorr, 103 D. S. Morgan
Building, Buffalo.
Marvin H. Butler, Morilla.
W. H. Broughton, Moriah.
Jas. Eccles, St. Regis Falls.
Charles W Scharf, Canajoharie.
J. M. Scoville, Clinton.
Wilson Orans, Middletown.
J. Hampton Kidd, Newburgh.
Thomas Harris, Port Jervis.
Lewis Morris, Port Richmond.
Richmond,
St. Lawrence, Dr. B.W. Severance, Gouverneur.
Schenectady,
Suffolk,
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Tioga,
Washington,
Westchester,
Dutchess,
Columbia,
Onondaga,
Yates,
Dutchess,
Queens,
A. N. Clark,
J. W. Furnside,
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P. F. Tabor,
Geo. Wood,
C.L.Allen,
A. S. Temple,
J. E. Barber,
George Poth,
Chas. Seacor,
M. W. Smith,
Ralph Gorham,
} A. B. Miller,
James Lush,
B. L. Wren,
Symour Poineer,
Chas. H. DeLong,
Jacob Tompkins,
Sevey.
Schenectady.
Central Islip, L. I.
Orient, L. I.
Owego.
Sandy Hill.
Whitehall.
Dresden.
Pleasantville.
57 Pelham Road,
New Rochelle.
Croton Falls.
Mt. Kisco
Jackson's Corners
Memphis.
Penn Yan.
Branch Port.
Pawling.
Billings.
Gerard Van Nostrand, Flushing, L. I
W. S. Mygrant, 46 Elton Street,
Ulster,
Jefferson,
Herkimer,
Oswego,
Putnam,
Schuyler,
Allegany,
Schoharie,
Warren,
Orleans,
Greene,
Hamilton,
Stark,
Franklin,
P. A. Geepel,
L. B. Drowne,
M. A. DeVall,
Wm. S. Mead,
C. J. Smith,
D. F. Sperry,
J. E. Manning,
H. L. Brady,
G. C Fordham,
G. A. Thomas,
O. E. Eigen,
Geo. McEchron,
J. H. Fearby,
W. J. Soper.
David Aird, Jr.,
LOCAL WARDENS
A. Dangeleisen,
Brook L. Terry,
Cuyahoga, A. W. Hitch,
Clark,
Erie, .
Fulton,
Allen,
Fred C. Ross,
David Sutton,
L. C. Berry,
S.W.-Knisely,
Brooklyn.
473 Grand Ave.,
Astoria, L. I.
119 Somers Street,
Brooklyn.
The Corners.
Woodstock.
Watertown.
Old Forge.
154 West UticaSt.
Mahopac Falls.
Watkins.
Belvidere.
Sharon Springs.
Glen Falls.
E. Shelby.
Windham.
Lake Pleasant.
IN OHIO.
Massillon.
208 Woodward Av.,
Columbus.
161 Osborn St.,
Cleveland.
169 W. Main St.,
Springfield.
418 Jackson St.,
Sandusky.
Swanton.
Lima.
Address.
4465 EasternAve.,
Cincinnati.
Mt. Vernon.
Elyria.
Lakeside.
Zanesville.
Portsmouth.
County. Name of Warden.
Hamilton, W. C Rippey,
Knox, Grant Phillips,
Lorain, T. J. Bates,
Ottawa, Frank B. Shirley,
Muskingum, Frank D. Abell,
Scioto, J. F. Kelley,
LOCAL WARDENS IN CONNECTICUT.
Fairfield, George B. Bliss. 2 Park Row, Stam-
ford, Ct.
Harvey C. Went, 11 Park St., Bridge-
port, Ct.
Samuel Waklee, Box 373, tetratford.
Dr. H. L. Ross, P. O. Box 100, Ca-
naan, Ct.
Sandford Brainerd, Ivoryton.
Wilbur E. Beach, 318 Chapel Street,
New Haven Ct,
D. J. Ryan, 188 Elizabeth St..
Derby.
WARDENS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk.
J.J. Blick, Wrentham.
S. W. Fuller, East Milton.
Capt. W. J. Stone. 4 Tremont Row,
Fairfield,
Litchfield,
Middlesex,
New Haven,
LOCAL
Norfolk,
cc
Suffolk,
Worcester,
LOCAL
Mercer.
B. H. Mosher,
WARDENS IN
Boston.
Athol.
NEW JERSEY.
Morris,
Somerset,
Sussex,
Union,
Warren,
Monmouth*
Hudson,
LOCAL
Jefferson,
Perry,
Warren.
Juniata,
Venango,
Potter,
Crawford,
Cambria,
Butler,
Allegheny,
Beaver,
McKean,
Lackawanna,
Carbon,
Cumberland,
Wyoming,
Tioga,
Lycoming,
Delaware,
Montgomery,
Bradford,
Clarion,
Ca,meron,
Clinton,
Northumber-
land,
Elk,
Fayette,
Edw. Vanderbilt,
Roland Mitchell,
F. C. Wright,
Joseph Pellet,
Chas. W. Blake,
Francis E. Cook,
Calone Orr,
G. E. Morris,
Dentzville,
Trenton.
739 Centre St.,
Trenton.
Trenton.
Pompton Plains.
Dover.
Butler.
Hibernia.
Somerville.
Isaac D. Williams, Branchville
A. H. Miller,
CM. Hawkins,
(Jacob Young,
I Reuben Warner,
Dory-Hunt,
A. W. Letts,
Cranford.
Roselle.
Phillipsburg.
Wanaque.
51 Newark St.,
Hoboken
WARDENS IN
John Noll,
Samuel Sundy,
F. P. Sweet,
Nelson Holmes,
Clifford Singer,
Ezra Phillips,
G. D. Benedict,
Ira Murphy,
Wiley Barrows,
Chas. Barrows,
Jasper Tillotson,
Geo. T. Meyers,
J. B. Lamb,
W.H.Lambert,
PENNSYLVANIA.
Sykesville.
Lebo.
Goodwill Hill.
Cornplanter.
Oakland Mills.
McAlesterville-
Pleasantville.
Coudersport.
Austin.
Austin.
Tillotson.
Titusville.
Buel.
720 Coleman Ave.,
Johnstown.
Murnnsville.
Natrona.
Beaver Falls.
F. J. Forquer,
S. H.Allen,
N. H. Covert,
W. R. Keefer,
C. A. Duke,
L. P. Fessenden,
Wm. Holsinger,
Wm. Weir,
Wm. Major,
Asa D. Hontz,
J.C. Gill,
Cyrus Walter,
E. B. Beaumont, Jr.,
G. H. Simmons,
Jas. J. Brennan,
B. D. Kurtz,
Walter Lusson,
L. C. Parsons,
Geo. B. Loop,
Isaac Keener,
Harry Hemphill, Emporium.
M. C. Kepler, Renovo.
Geo. L. Kepler, Renovo.
( G. W. Roher,
[ 1505 Anthracite St., Shamokin
D. R. Lobaugh, Ridgway.
Ely Cope, Cadwallader.
Duke Center.
Granere.
Stickney.
Moosic.
it
East Mauch Chunk.
Mechanicsburg.
Tunkhannock.
Lawrenceville.
Westfield.
Oval.
Cammal.
Ardmore.
Academy.
Sayre.
New Bethlehem.
THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN.
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LOCAL WARDENS IN MICHIGAN.
County. Name ot Warden. Address.
Ottawa, W. H. Dunham, Drenthe.
Kalamazoo, C. E. Miller, Augusta.
Berrien, W. A. Falmer, Buchanan.
Cass, Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac.
Hillsdale, C. A. Stone, Hillsdale.
Lake, John Trieber, Peacock,
LOCAL WARDENS IN VIRGINIA.
Mecklenburg, J.H.Ogburn, South Hil.
King William, N. H Montague, Palls.
Smythe, J.M.Hughes, Chatham Hill.
King & Queen, R. D. Bates, Newtown.
Louisa, J. P. Harris, Applcgrove.
Henrico, W. J. Lynham, 412 W. Marshall.
Richmond-
East Rockingham, E.J.Carickhoff, Harrisonburg.
LOCAL WARDENS IN WYOMING.
Fremont, Nelson Yarnall, Dubois.
Ui ^. {f.L. Person, |J«*««-
Carbon, Kirk Dyer, Medicine Bcw.
Laramie, Martin'Breither, Cheyenne.
LOCAL WARDENS IN TENNESSEE.
Sumner, W. G. Harris, Gallatin.
Stewart, I onn H - Lor yi ^ear Spring.
Robertson, C. C Bell, Springfield.
Montgomery, P. W. Humphrey, Clarksville.
Madison, H. T. Rushing, Jackson.
LOCAL WARDENS IN NEBRASKA.
Hall. E. C. Statler, Grand Island
LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Cheshire, S. C. Ellis, Keene.
Sullivan, G. A. Blake, Lempster.
" J. W. Davidson, Charlestown.
LOCAL WARDENS IN VERMONT.
Rutland, Wm. J. Liddle, Box 281, Fair Haven
Windsor, F. A. Tarbell, West Bridgewater.
Orleans, E.G.Moulton, Derby Line.
Essex, H. S. Lund, Granby.
LOCAL WARDENS IN ILLINOIS.
Rock Island, D. M. Slottard, 12th Ave and 17th
St., Moline.
Iroquois, J. L. Peacock, Sheldon.
LOCAL WARDENS IN OKLAHOMA.
Kiowa and Comanche Nation,
A.C.Cooper, Ft. Sill.
LOCAL WARDENS IN IOWA.
Clinton, D.L. Pascol, Grand Mound.
Pottawattamie, Dr. C. Engel, Crescent.
LOCAL WARDENS IN WASHINGTON.
Okanogan, James West, Methow.
Stevens Co., Jacob Martin, Newport.
LOCAL WARDENS IN UTAH.
Washington, S. C. Goddard, New Harmony.
J. A. Thornton, Pinto.
LOCAL WARDENS IN KANSAS.
Ness, Frank Lake, Ransom.
LOCAL CHAPTERS.
Albert Lea, Minn., ' H. A. Morgan, Rear Warden.
Angelica, N. Y., C. A. Lathrop,
Augusta, Mont., H. Sherman, "
Austin, Minn., G. F. Baird,
Austin, Pa., W.S.Warner,
Boston, Mass., Capt. W. I. Stone, "
Buffalo, N.Y., H.C.Gardiner,
Cammal, Pa., B. A. Ovenshire. "
Champaign Co., O. Hy. F. MacCracken
Urbana, "
Charlestown, N. H., W. M. Buswell,
Cheyenne, Wyo., J. Hennessy, "
Choteau, Mont., G. A. Gorham,
Cincinnati, Ohio, B.W.Morris, "
Coudersport, Pa., 1. L. Murphy, "
Cresco, Iowa, J. L. Piatt, "
Davis, W.Va., J. Heltzen,
Dowagiac, Mich., W. F. Hoyt, '*
East Mauch Chunk,Pa., E. F. Pry, "
Evansville, Ind., F. M. Gilbert,
Fontanet, Ind., W. H. Perry, "
Ft. Wayne, Ind., W. L. Waltemarth
Great Falls, Mont., J. M. Gaunt,
Heron Lake, Minn., K. C. Buckeye, "
Hollidaysb'g, Pa., T. J. Hemphill
Hopkinsville, Ky., Hunter Wood, "
Indianapolis, Ind., Joseph E. Bell, "
Jerome, Ariz., Dr. L. A. Hawkins, "
Johnsonburg, Pa., W. J. Stebbins, "
Kalispell, Mont., Tohn Eakright, "
Keene, N. H., F. P. Beedle, «•
Kingfisher, Okla., A.C.Ambrose, Rear Warden.
Lake Co., Ind., Dr. R. C. Mackey,
Lawton, O. T., Marion Miller, "
Lincoln, Neb., A.J.Sawyer "
Logansport,Ind., E. B. McConnell, "
Ludington, Mich., G. R. Cartier, "
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dr. J. H. Swartz,
Minturn, Colo., A. B. Walter,
Morgantown, W. Va., B. S, White, "
New Aloany, Ind., Dr. J. F. Weathers,
New Bethlehem, Fa., Isaac Keener,
Oklahoma City O.T., N. F. Gates, "
Penn Yan, N. Y., Dr. H. R. Phillips,
Phillips, Wis. F. K. Randall,
Princeton, Ind., H. A. Y eager, "
Reynoldsville, Pa., C. F. Hoffman,
Ridgway, Pa., T.J.Maxwell, "
Rochester, N. H., Gustave Andreas,
N. Y., C. H. McChesney
St. Paul, Minn., O.T.Denny,
St. Thomas, Ont., L.J.Hall,
Schenectady, N. Y., J. W. Furnside, "
Seattle, Wash., M. Kelly,
Syracuse, N. Y., C. C Truesdell,
Terre Haute, Ind., C. F. Thiede,
The Dalles, Ore., C. B. Cushing,
Walden, N. Y., J. W. Reid,
Wichita, Kas., Gerald Volk,
Winona, Minn., C. M. Morse, "
DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS.
The following firms have agreed to give
members of the L. A. S. a discount of 2
per cent, to 10 per cent, on all goods bought
of them. In ordering please give L. A. S.
number:
Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns.
Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot
guns, rifles.
Gundlach Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic
goods.
Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y. Photographic goods.
James Acheson, Talbot St.. St. Thomas, Ontario,
Sporting goods.
LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE.
W. D. Ellis, 136 W. 7 2d street, New York City.
A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington avenue, Passaic, N. J.
Dr. W. A. Valentine, 5 W. 35th street, New York
City.
A. A. Anderson, 6 E. 38th street, New York City.
A. V. Eraser, 478 Greenwich street, New York
City.
E. S. Towne, care National Blank Book Co., Hol-
yoke, Mass.
F. G. Miller, 108 Clinton street, Defiance, Ohio.
Gen. J. F. Pierson, 20 W. 52d street, New York
City.
E. T. Seton, 80 W. 40th street, New York City.
J. H. Seymour, 35 Wall street. New York City.
A. G. Nesbitt, Maple street, Kingston, Pa.
D. C. Beard, 204 Amity street, Flushing, L. I.
C. H. Ferry, 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, 111.
Hon. Levi P. Morton, 681 5th avenue. New York
City.
H. Williams, P. O. Box 156, Butte, Mont
D. B. Fearing, Newport, R. I.
E. H. Dickinson, Moosehead Lake xvle.
Lorenzo Blackstone, Norwich, Conn.
A. L. Prescott, 90 W. Broadway, New York City.
G. S. Edgell, 192 Broadway, New York City.
W. B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich.
Hon. H. W. Carey, East Lake, Mich.
George Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla.
Andrew Carnegie, 2nd, Fernandina, Fla.
Morris Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla.
W. L. Underwood, 52 Fulton street, Boston, Mass.
C. E. Butler, Jerome, Ariz.
Mansfield Ferry, 183 Lincoln Park, Boulevard,
Chicago, 111.
Austin Corbin, 192 Broadway, New York City.
J. Stanford Brown, 480 Fifth Ave., New York City.
VV. H. Smith, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
E. B. Smith, Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
A. I. McClure, 158 State street, Albany, N. Y.
T. Walter Thompson, Times Bide . Mew York City.
Clinton Gilbert, 2 Wall St., New York City.
E. J. Hudson, 33 East 35th St., Bayonne, N. J.
There are thousands of men in the
United States who should be life mem-
bers. Why don't they join? Will some-
one please take a club and w a ken them?
146
RECREATION.
TO LOUISIANA SPORTSMEN.
Here is a letter from a resident of your
State, every word of which should be
burned into your intellect so deeply that
you can not forget it, until the slaughter
and the traffic recounted in this letter shall
be completely broken up.
I have made many appeals to all the
sportsmen in your State to join this League
and to assist in securing the enactment of
such laws in your State as are needed and
as already exist in a majority of the States
of the Union. Few men in your State
have answered these appeals in any way.
Now I put before you an appeal for help
which comes to me from one of your own
citizens. While you have ignored all my
entreaties, you should certainly be willing
to heed this one.
I have sent Mr. Deimer a supply of
printed matter explaining the nature and
aims of the L. A. S., and am ready to send
any quantity of this literature to anyone
and to everyone in your State who will
take it and use it. Are you not ready now
to join the League of American Sports-
men, and to aid in its good work?
Let me hear from you.
G. O. Shields, President.
I have just been informed that some
gentlemen in New Orleans are trying to
get members enough in this State to start
a division of the L. A. S., of which I am
highly in favor. If ever a place needed
the L. A. S. it is this State. We have deer
and some bears and turkeys ; any number
of quails, ducks and geese by millions in the
winter;- but there are men here who make
a business of hunting and shooting for the
New Orleans market. I know one young
man here who killed and ' marketed 1.800
ducks last winter, and many other market
hunters who killed nearly that many. Mar-
ket hunting is practiced all along the
Southern Pacific railroad, but not quite so
extensively as here. The man who bnys
the game of these hunters owns a large
gasoline houseboat. In the fall he gets
his crowd of hunters together, generally
8 to 16 in number, gets them in the house-
boat and runs down to the duck marsh.
They stay there all winter and slaughter
all the birds they possibly can. The mar-
ketman buys everything they kill that is
at all eatable. Generally he pays this scale
of prices ; mallards, 25 cents a pair ; pin-
tails, 20 cents a pair; teal and small ducks,
15 cents a pair; geese and brant, 40 cents
a pair.
Will you kindly put me on the road
where I can do the most good, for I
should like to see this cruelty stopped.
I am and have been a regular reader of
your valuable and highly esteemed Recre-
ation and I always look' forward with
pleasure to each issue.
W. C. Deimer, Jennings, La.
LEAGUE NOTES.
John J. Hildebrandt, vice warden of the
Indiana division of the L. A. S., who lives
at Logansport, Ind., is making trouble for
the fish pirates in that region. He has put
up a large number of League posters along
the Wabash and tributary streams, and in
addition has had a cloth poster of his own
printed, which reads as follows :
NOTICE.
I hereby offer a reward of $25 to the person
giving information leading to the arrest and con-
viction of any person or persons who may dynamite
fish in our rivers. — J. J. Hildebrandt, Warden of
the League of American Sportsmen.
Hon. L. A. Kerr, of Kendrick, Idaho,
chief warden of the Idaho division of this
League, has been appointed deputy State
game warden for his district, and will at
once inaugurate a vigorous campaign
against game and fish law violators. It
would therefore be well for all such to
fold their tents and move to some other
and more healthful ground.
If I had to choose between Recrea-
tion and 3 meals, I would go hungry a
day. It is the cleanest and most honest
magazine that I subscribe to. In fact, it
has made me disgusted with some I take,
and I have discontinued one of the lot. If
the rest do not stop publishing fish and
game hog stories, there will be more cut-
ting. I have Recreation from the first
issue, and would not part with it for 4
times the price. Success go with you to
the 100,000 mark and beyond.
D. W. W. Mann, New Bedford, Mass.
A Chicago firm prints this legend on its
envelopes :
He who whispers down a well,
About the goods he has to sell,
Will never coin the shining dollars,
Like him who climbs a tree and hollers.
While most of the leading magazines en-
ter our house, Recreation is the only one
I read the whole of, even to the advertise-
ments. There is something drawing about
it that can not be resisted.
Horace W. Scandlin, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Client — I hope you will have those , di-
vorce papers soon.
Lawyer — What's the hurry?
Client — Oh, I want to get unmarried and
settle dawn.
Recreation is the best publication of its
kind I ever read.
Wm. Bates, West Plains, Mo.
Recreation is the only original sports-
men's magazine.
Ralph Willis, Brooklyn, N. Y.
FORESTRY.
EDITED BY DR B. E. FERNOW.
It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it.
RETROGRADE MOVEMENT.
June 17th the Trustees of Cornell Uni-
versity abandoned the trust placed in their
hands by the State, of conducting a College
of Forestry.
This unexpected, precipitate abandon-
ment of a successful educational depart-
ment was the result of the veto by the Gov-
ernor of the usual annual appropriation
of $10,000 for the maintenance of the col-
lege, which appropriation the Legislature
had made without any opposition. The
Governor acted without previous notice and
after the Legislature had adjourned. The
responsibility of legislating this State in-
stitution out of existence falls, therefore,
entirely on him ; an arbitrary exercise of
the veto power, which was probably not
foreseen as possible when it was given.
Altogether, the friends of a rational for-
est policy for the State of New York have
good reason to be dissatisfied with the lack
of interest or the ill will on the part of the
Executive, who, on the other hand, has al-
ways given a willing ear to legislation in-
imical to forestry interests.
Under Governor Black's administration
there was hope of a sensible and definite
forest policy for the State. The Forest
Preserve Board was created, to establish
the State Forest Preserve, which was in
the end to comprise 3 million acres. Funds
for its purchase were judiciously appro-
priated and spent ; the Forest Commission
was properly supported ; and to prepare for
an ultimate rational forest management a
forestry school was endowed in Cornell
University and a demonstration of forestry
methods instituted in the Adirondacks.
Under Governor Roosevelt all these agen-
cies of a rational forest policy made fur-
ther progress and were well supported.
What has Governor Odell done?
He has used his veto power to annul or
restrict all these measures. The Forest
Preserve Board still exists in name, to be
sure, because the Legislature did not abol-
ish it ; but the Governor last year vetoed
the appropriation for further purchases and
this year the Forest Preserve Board did not
dare to lift its diminished head and ask for
recognition of its existence and objects.
We now learn from the newspapers that
the New York Central Railroad contem-
plates buying tracts in the Adirondacks for
tie timber; and the State will have to pay
for it!
For the Forest Commission the Governor
had a veto of an appropriation of $6,000 for
reclamation of waste areas so auspiciously
begun, a veto of an appropriation of $2,000
for additional forest surveys, a veto of the
salary of an assistant superintendent of for-
ests ; all retrograde movements. Last of
all, the entire appropriation for the State
College of Forestry at Cornell was cut off
by him. This is perhaps the worst blow,
for it not only touches the interest of for-
estry most keenly, but the honor of the
State; for the State invited Cornell Uni-
versity to institute this school and there is
a moral obligation arising for the State
toward the University as well as of the
University toward the public, which it has
invited to prepare and send their sons to
the study of this new profession.
Is not this little short of repudiation of a
debt? Under such abuse of the veto power
any State institution may cease to exist at
the will of the Governor at a moment's
notice. This was certainly not intended
when the people gave the Governor that
power, which was given to prevent "extrav-
agant or obnoxious legislation."
What was the reason for this overruling
of the expressed will of the Legislature,
which had without dissenting voice voted
the regular supplies for this State institu-
tion of 5 years' standing? Was the Col-
lege unsuccessful ? The records do not
show it. The College was remarkably suc-
cessful in numbers and results. It doubled
in number every year from 4 in the first to
70 in the past year. Its graduates and a
number, of special students, and even under-
graduates, have found ready and profitable
employment in Federal, State and private
employ. Indeed, in numbers, at least, this
College was ahead of all the German and
French forestry schools; and no fault has
ever been found, nor criticism heard of the
College as an educational institution of the
highest order. What, then, is the reason
this successful branch of education, in
which the State of New York and Cornell
University were the leaders, had to be so
suddenly cut off?
The Governor did not attach a reason to
his veto, as would appear proper, but the
newspapers were inspired to supply it. The
reason assigned is, that the College had
been criticised by a legislative committee
in its methods of conducting the demonstra-
tion in the Adirondacks as wrong from
the standpoint of scientific forestry. Who"
are the judges? Is the wisdom of a legis-
lative committee on professional methods
and questions to be taken in preference to
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148
RECREATION.
that of a professional forester of the high-
est standing?
Inquiry into the methods pursued to bring
about this report of the Committee, this ac-
tion of the Governor and the attacks on
the College and the University, preceding
these, reveals an interesting situation. The
money power of a set of aggrieved bank-
ers, who did not like to have their hunting
privileges curtailed by the operations of
the College, private selfish interests and not
public policy, are the background of this
veto !
If the Trustees of Cornell University had
caught the true spirit of the citizens of the
State, they would not have yielded to the
pressure, but would have gone on with
dignity to carry out their part of the agree-
ment, trusting to the justice of their posi-
tion to have the matter righted when better
counsels might prevail.
PRIVATE OR STATE FORESTRY?
In the face of the frightful havoc brought sud-
denly to the homes of thousands of our citizens
throughout the Eastern States in the shape of
millions of acres of devastated forest land, one
stands aghast that such destructive forest fires,
with all their ruinous consequences, are,, still a
matter of possibility at the beginning of the 20th
century.
For 2 decades or more a strong propaganda has
been made for a more careful and conservative
exploitation of the timber resources of the country
through the application of scientific forestry rules,
as adopted by other civilized nations. What has
been accomplished?
Instead of the inauguration of a healthy forest
policy, having as its foundation adequate protec-
tive measures, the very protection of invested cap-
ital, without which scientific forestry becomes a
farce, we see the government, both federal and
State, catering to the wants of a few influential
and wealthy persons by assisting them to enrich
themselves at the general public's expense in the
management of their respective properties.
While the original intentions and aims of the
Bureau of Forestry, at Washington, for instance,
to disseminate general knowledge of the practical
application of scientific forestry rules by giving
free advice and doing private work gratis, may
have been good and honest, there can be hardly
any doubt that paternalism in the management of
private forest lands by government officials has
been and always will be an utter failure.
The policy pursued so far has had the deplora-
ble effect of putting our citizens to sleep in the
belief that the future welfare of their forest hold-
ings and their proper development and manage-
ment would be safe in the hands of government
employees; as if private and government interests
ever did run in the same channels.
Forestry in the United States will never amount
to anything as long as the people will not awaken
to the necessity of doing something themselves.
Success of private forestry demands individual and
independent exertion, without which it can not
bring satisfactory returns to both employer and
employee. »
In many instances, such as the Whitney and
Rockefeller tracts in the Adirondacks, hundreds
of thousands of dollars could have been saved had
private enterprise and exertion been given a
chance.
The experiences just gone through are a grim
awakening to the undeniable fact that private in-
terests and private property are safest in the hands
"of responsible private persons instead of govern-
ment employees. — Exchange.
THE HISTORICAL NOVEL AND TREES.
A decade ago the psychological novel enthralled
us; recently it has b een the judiciously advertised
historical novel. The newspaper tales of the enor-
mous editions of historical novels are by no means
so fantastic as they may read. A list, carefully
compiled from publishers' returns which are abso-
lutely without reproach, shows that the sales of
9 recently published novels have reached astound-
ing proportions. Of one book, over 400,000 copies
have been sold. Another is in its 325th thousand.
Less successful books have attained only a paltry
sale of 100,000, while a few minor ones hardly
exceed a disappointing 80,000.
Books are made of paper. . Paper in turn is
made of cellulose, of which the chief source of
supply is timber. In order to describe the ro-
mantic career of a 17th century gentleman of
the rapier, it is necessary to fell a few hundred
trees. The publication of many narratives in
which the exploits of other cavaliers are dwelt on,
may therefore entail the destruction of a forest.
The 9 novels referred to had a total sale of
over 1,600,000 copies. Since the average weight
of each book sold was probably 20 ounces, a little
calculation will prove that these 1,600,000 books
contained approximately 2,000,000 pounds of paper.
The average spruce tree yields a little less than
half a cord of wood, which is equivalent to about
500 pounds of paper. In other words, these 9
novels swept away 4,000 trees, and they form but
a small part of the fiction so eagerly read by the
American public. Some books are worth more
than 4,000 trees. What may be the tree value of
the modern historical novel? — Exchange.
SEEDLINGS.
We appreciate highly your effort to create
a public opinion in favor of preserving the
remaining forests and wild game from total
annihilation. The majority of the people
believe in you, from the poorest farm la-
borer up to the millionaire. We should
have immediately an efficient forest fire
brigade, such as other countries have, to
watch for fires in the forests, and to see
that fires do not get beyond control. Such
a fire brigade should consist of regularly
enlisted men, armed with carbines and uni-
formed in khaki.
M. H. Cole, Wellsburg, N. Y.
An article in the February number of the
Indian Forester on "Progress in the United
States" opens with the following para-
graph :
How is it that the States have made more moral
progress in forestry as a cause in 10 years than
India has made or will make in a century? There
are various reasons, but the fundamental one is
that the President, Congress, and an increasing
section of the people mean ; forestry, whereas in
India the progress of the department has been a
continual struggle with the people, and often with
the local authorities. The other important reason
is that the people of the States are educated to
conviction.
Stranger (in Kansas City) — I want to go
from here to 7th street. Which is the
quickest way to get there?
Native Boy — Go right there to the edge
o' this street an' fall off, mister. — Chicago
Tribune.
PURE AND IMPURE FOODS.
" What a Man Eats JHe A."
Edited by C. F. Langworthy, Ph.D.
Author of "On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,'' " 1 ish as Food,'' etc.
DANGERS 07 FL1E3 AND DUST.
The spread of disease by flies and dust,
and the precautions which should be ob-
served in picnic grounds, where large num-
bers of people gather during the summer,
are noted in a recent number of the Sani-
tarian. The following statements occur:
"We now know that flies sometimes carry
disease germs, and for that reason all foods
and all eating stalls should be properly
screened. Probably the protection to food
afforded by glass cases and refrigerators is
the only right way, for the little fruit flies
will readily crawl through the meshes of
ordinary screens.
"The water supply of picnic groves is
usually fair, for the springs and streams
supplying them are generally from a wild
and virgin upland. The water should be
examined from time to time by an expert,
especially during the picnic season, and all
the precautions should be taken which are
ro v/ell known and recommended for pub-
lic supplies elsewhere.
"Dust is another element to be consid-
ered, not only on account of its unpleasant-
ness, but as a dangerous element in carry-
ing certain spores, especially those of tuber-
culosis. Dust can be so readily kept down
by sprinkling, and at so little expense, that
we have a right to demand its elimination."
The danger of spreading disease by
means of flies is not limited to picnic
groves. It has been proved by experiment
that these insects can carry typhoid germs,
which they gather by crawling over infect-
ed material and feeding on it ; and it is
more than probable that other diseases are
sometimes transmitted in the same way.
All possible pains should be taken, there-
fore, to keep such insects away from food.
Dust is also dangerous. Fruits and other
sticky foods are often kept in markets un-
der conditions which are far from sanitary.
The dust from the streets adheres to their
surface, and common cleanliness should
compel everyone to make sure that the food
is properly washed before it is used, espe-
cially in the case of something which is to
be eaten raw. Best of all would be meas-
ures which would insure the handling, sell-
ing, and marketing of these and all foods
under sanitary conditions.
In regard to the dust nuisance, Dr. J. O.
Cobb, of the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service, says :
"In many of our great cities we have so-
cieties for the prevention of cruelty to chil-
dren and animals, for the suppression of
unnecessary noise, etc., but as far as I
know, none that has attempted to reform
the dust nuisance. New York and several
other cities have tried various methods of
street cleaning to ascertain which raised
the least dust. Dividing one street up into
sections, under certain individuals who are
responsible to the inspectors, is the most
effective method and the least objectionable.
The individual broom method of sweeping
up the droppings immediately does away
with much use of water to sprinkle, and
prevents the pulverizing and drying. Using
the big street sweepers on wheels is alto-
gether wrong, unless the street is kept con-
stantly wet. Otherwise the act of sprink-
ling, followed immediately by the sweeper,
will stir up a cloud of dust.
"Considering the dust raised by passing
street cars, vehicles, horses and people, and
the breathing of smoke and soot in cities like
Pittsburg, Chicago and Cincinnati, it is little
wonder that lung diseases comprise such a
vast proportion of all our diseases and
deaths. The pulmonary and bronchial
lymph glands are essentially scavengers
that stand guarding our bodies from bacte-
rial invasion. They are pushed to their
utmost capacity to perform this function ;
and to give them the extra burden of ar-
resting the foreign matter inhaled in dust
is disastrous. Removing the consumptive,
early in his disease, to a locality nearly free
from all kinds of dust, will give him the
best chance of recovery, principally because
we have relieved his bronchial glands of
this extra burden and have left them free
to combat and arrest the onslaught of the
tubercle bacillus.
"Numerous experiments show that the
number of bacteria in dust at the street
level is many times greater than at the tops
of high buildings ; that the air in the city
contains a much greater proportion than
the air of the country ; and the air of the
mountains less than at the sea level. The
dust of certain portions of a city will show
a much greater bacterial content than other
sections."
MARKETING BEANS.
Commercial bean-growing in the United
States had its beginning in Orleans county,
New York, about 1839, and for many years
this region was the chief source of the sup-
ply of dry beans found in the market. The
present production in the State approaches
2,000,000 bushels a year. New York prob-
ably still produces more than any other
State, though Michigan and California are
close seconds.
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ISO
RECREATION.
When the beans are ripe and the "crop i ?
harvested, the whole plant is pulled. This
was formerly done by hand, but now beans
are harvested almost exclusively by ma-
chinery. After the beans are gathered and
dried, they are stored in barns like hay,
until a convenient time for threshing. Ac-
cording to J. L. Stone, of the Experiment
Station at Cornell, the threshing is usually
done by specially constructed machines
much like the ordinary grain thresher, but
some growers prefer the old fashioned flail,
claiming that the saving in beans, which
otherwise would be split, compensates for
the slower work. Discolored and damaged
beans, gravel and dirt of various sorts must
be removed before the beans are ready for
market. Much of this work can be done
by machinery, but some of it must be ac-
complished by hand picking. All the beans
sent to market by New York growers are
hand picked, which means that practically
every bean is perfect. The matter of pre-
paring the crop for market is now almost
exclusively in the hands of the bean dealers.
At a large number of the railway stations
in the bean growing sections are bean
houses, usually the property of a local pro-
duce dealer who buys the crop of the local-
ity. The farmer delivers his crop at the
bean house, where it is sampled. The
sample is weighed, picked, and weighed
again to determine the loss by picking.
The farmer is usually paid for the esti-
mated quantity of picked beans which he
delivers. At the bean houses the beans
are run through special machines that re-
move much of the refuse and sometimes
grade the beans according to size. The
hand picking is usually done by women and
girls. The work is wonderfully facilitated
by a mechanical device which causes the
beans, thinly spread on a movable canvas
apron, to pass slowly in front of the picker,
who has opportunity to see each bean and
time to pick out the gravel and damaged
beans. By means of a foot- lever the op-
erator controls the movement of the apron,
and the rapidity of the flow of the beans,
which are led by means of spouts from
the storage room above. Some dealers ar-
range to work so as to keep 10 to 20 per-
sons employed throughout the year.
The civil war, Professor Stone believes,-
was a potent factor in extending the use
of dried beans as human food in the United
States. In 1861 the government began to
buy beans for use in the army, and during
the civil war production increased rapidly.
At the close of the war the government de-
mand ceased, but the soldiers had learned
to eat beans and they carried the habit back
with them into home life and induced
others to eat beans. also. Thus began the
demand for beans that has made possible
the great development of the industry.
Other causes have influenced the consump-
tion of beans in certain localities, but none
were of so widespread influence as the
civil war. At the present tme, the practice
of canning beans in convenient and attrac-
tive forms is doing much to extend their
use.
_ Other phases of bean growing are of con-
siderable importance in New York, though
not rivaling the dry bean industry. Near
the cities and towns the market gardeners
produce large quantities of vegetable or
snap beans to be put on the markets in the
green state. The canning factories con-
sume large quantities of sugar beans,
which nearly mature, but without drying
are put up in cans as shell beans. In cer-
tain sections of the State considerable
areas are devoted to growing the garden or
vegetable varieties of beans for seedsmen.
LOBSTER FISHING IN CHILE.
In the opinion of the American Consul
at Valparaiso, "the Island of Juan Fernan-
dez, lying 600 miles West of Valparaiso,
made famous by the story of Robinson
Crusoe, promises soon to develop industrial
interests; The island belongs to Chile, and
that government is now arranging to make
it a part of one of the Provinces and es-
tablish a local civil government. The is-
land is about 15 miles long and 8 miles in
width. There is a good harbor on one side,
where large ships can anchor with safety.
"A large canning factory has been estab-
lished in Juan Fernandez, and the fishing
industries are attracting the attention of
capitalists. There are quantities of lob-
sters, crabs and excellent food fishes in the
waters. The lobsters are large, of excel-
lent flavor, and especially suited for can-
ning. They are easily caught, the supply
seems inexhaustible, and the cost of secur-
ing them is nominal. There are also large
numbers of fur seals on Fernandez and
other islands near, the taking of which
might be profitably added to the lobster
and fish business. The laws of Chile per-
mit the killing of seals from March 1 to
November 1. There is a ready market for
the seal skins in this port, whence they are
shipped to Europe.
"There is plenty of fresh water on the
island ; land can be acquired by settlers
without cost ; fruit and vegetables grow
wild and are easily cultivated, which makes
the cost of living comparatively low."
"Let me sell you a letter opener," said the
clerk in the novelty store.
"Have one at home," responded the little
man.
"Indeed! What kind is it?"
"My wife." — Chicago News.
PUBLISHER'S NOTES.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SYRACUSE.
The new catalogue of the Syracuse Arms
Company is now out and describes several
changes in their guns. Among other things
these people say :
We have placed through the extension
rib a double wedge fast bolt instead of the
single one as heretofore. We have let the
stock into the frame in such a manner as
to prevent spreading or splitting. We have
changed the models of our stock materially,
and are informed by the trade generally
that we now have the most shapely stock of
any American gun made. We are placing
a full pistol grip on our grade No. 3 with-
out any extra charge. Heretofore we have
been charging $2 list extra on this grade
for full pistol grip.
We are settled in our new factory and
are in better shape than ever to take care of
our rapidly increasing trade. Our trade so
far this year has trebled that of last. We
have made our new plant thoroughly up to
date.
The new automatic ejector that we are
placing on our A and higher grades of
guns, whereby the shooter is enabled to
change from an .automatic ejector to a non-
ejector instantly, and that without the use
of tools, seems to have met and filled a
long felt want. We give an option of
Krupp steel barrels in connection with auto-
matic ejector, on an $80 list gun, and are
putting it sauge barrels on 16 gauge
frames.
The following are a few of the recent tes-
timonials to the Life Saving Folding Can-
vas Boat Company:
Dear Sirs :
I have tried the canvas boat, paddling 3
miles up a winding salt creek against tide
and an East wind. She behaved well, and
under more favorable conditions would have
made a much better showing. Am perfectly
satisfied. Yours respectfully,
F. M. Savery.
With City Nat'l Bank, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dear Sirs :
I. received my boat and am much pleased
with it. Yours truly,
Jas. L. Gilfillan, Skowhegan, Me.
Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New
York, write me that a customer of theirs
wishes to sell a prosperous, well estab-
lished sporting goods business in one of
the most enterprising cities of Pennsyl-
vania, with a population of 38,000 in the
city and 75,000 in the county. Cash re-
ceipts $11,000 to $17,000 per annum. Stock
well selected and in first class order, cost
$11,500. The business on the invoiced
value of the stock, and nothing added for
the good will. The reason for selling is
that the owner has accepted a lucrative
position which recpiiires all his time and at-
tention.
Don't forget to take a Wick Plug for
your rifle or shot gun when you go for
your hunting trip this fall. It will save
you much time in the cleaning of your
gun, and it may save you the price of the
weapon. Any man who will buy a good
gun and then run the risk of having it
ruined by rust or pits is mighty foolish.
Oiled Wick Plugs are absolute preven-
tives of rust and pits. These plugs are
made for the different calibers and gauges.
W r rite the manufacturers, Hemm & Wood-
ward, Sidney, Ohio, for circular, and please
say you saw their ad in Recreation.
• Of the many stock companies in existence
during the past few years the last formed
and newest, Proctor's Big Stock Company,
is the only one remaining. During the
coming season the company will even sur-
pass in general excellence that of last. For
each production or revival new scenery and
electrical embellishments are constructed.
Mr. Proctor gives the public a chance to see
for 15 to 75 cents productions fully equal to
the $2 performances given at other theatres.
The Southern Railway offers superb ser-
vice to Asheville, Hot Springs and Brevard,
N. C.
For descriptive literature on the Land of
the Sky and the Sapphire Country address
New York offices, 271 and 1185 Broadway.
Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Passenger
Agent.
At Parkersburg, W. Va., the individual
championship of West Virginia was won
by Dr. E. E. Sample, of Huntington, W.
Va., breaking 48 out oi : 50, shooting 40
grains DuPont, 1^4 ounces y l /.> chilled shot,
2^4 inch cases.
"The Summer Boarder," containing a list
of 3,000 summer hotels and boarding houses
on or reached by the New York Central
lines, sent on recept of a 2 cent stamp by
G. H. Daniels, G. P, A., N-sw York,
JSl
EDITOR'S CORNER.
A GREAT YEAR FOR GAME LAWS.
Last winter was the most eventful in
the history of the game protective move-
ment in this country. More was accom-
plished in the enactment of proper laws for
the preservation of wild birds and animals
than in any previous year in the history of
the country.
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon,
Minnesota, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia
and Texas have completely reconstructed
their game laws. Some of these States
have repealed existing statutes for the-pro-
tection of game and of song birds, and
have enacted complete new codes, from
beginning to end, built on thoroughly mod-
ern lines.
New York has lined up with Vermont,
New Hampshire, Ohio, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Utah, Alaska, Manitoba,
Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfound-
land in prohibiting the spring shooting of
wild fowl.
Nebraska, Texas and Idaho have passed
laws during the past winter prohibiting the
killing of antelope at any time, thus leaving
Wyoming and Washington the only States,
having any antelope, in which these ani-
mals may be legally killed.
Arkansas has prohibited the sale of all
kinds of game ; Illinois that of wild fowl ;
Washington that of rail and plover, and of
water fowl with certain reservations. New
York has prohibited the ,sale of ruffed
grouse and woodcock within the State. -
Texas and Arkansas have cut off the
export of wild fowl, and Indiana, Montana
and Tennessee have established additional
restrictions on the export of game. Hunt-
ing licenses have been established or in-
creased in Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Ten-
nessee and New Hampshire, and Arkansas
now denies non-residents the privilege of
hunting there at any time. Several States
have fixed a limit as to the number of
birds or animals that may be killed in a
day or in a season, while others have de-
creased the numbers each man may be per-
mitted to kill.
The friends of game protection may
therefore justly feel gratified with the re-
sults of their work. The sweeping changes
and improvements in the game laws are
wholly due to the educational work car-
ried on by the League of American Sports-
men, the Audobon societies, the American
Ornithologist's union and Recreation ; and
the same great wave of public sentiment on
behalf of the wild birds and animals, which
has enabled us to secure the enactment of
good laws in so many States, will greatly
aid us in enforcing the laws.
GAME BELONGS TO THE STATE.
One Tom Marshall, of Keithsburg, 111.,
and 2 Powers brothers, of Decatur, 111.,
own a tract of marsh land at Crane lake,
in that State, which is a natural resort of
wild fowl in their migrations North and
South. These 3 alleged sportsmen sent a
man to their preserve last summer with in-
structions to begin dumping corn and other
grain about the blinds as soon as the ducks
began to come in from the North. This
order was carried out and the scheme suc-
ceeded so well that the 3 mighty duck
butchers went to the marsh the opening
day of the season and bagged 800 ducks,
shipped them home and then followed the
plunder to brag about it. This unparal-
leled act of slaughter aroused the ire of
nearly every newspaper editor and every
decent sportsman in Illinois. Then Mar-
shall and the Powers brothers concluded
they had made a mistake ; not, perhaps, in
slaughtering all the birds they could reach
while feeding on the grain, but in boasting
of it. So Chauncey M. Powers wrote a
long article to a Western sportsman's jour-
nal, denying the charge of having killed 800
birds, claiming that they had only killed
500, and endeavoring to obviate the crime
by saying they owned the land, that they had
paid out a great deal of money for grain
to bait it with, and so they had a right to
kill the birds. This defense, however, does
not stand. Migratory water fowl do not
belong to the man on whose land they hap-
pen to alight for rest or feed, even though
the owner of the land may pay out $100 a
day for corn to bait them with. The ducks
belong to the people of the -State, and the
man who kills more than his reasonable
share of them is a robber.
This brilliant piece of slaughter on the
part of these 3 brutes has had a good ef
feet on the people of the entire State of
Illinois, and the result will probably be-
that a law will be enacted by the Legisla-
ture of that State in the near future, limit-
ing the number of ducks which any one
man may kill in a day to 25. The law
should also provide a severe penalty for
any man who shoots a wild fowl on or
near any piece of land or water where feed
has been placed to attract the birds.
GOVERNOR ODELL CHANGES.
Governor Odell has changed ins attitua
materially on the subject of game protec-
tion. This is probably because he heard
something drop, last fall. As I have before
stated, he was elected Governor of New
York in 1898 by a majority of io8,000 and
ifa
RECREATION.
*53
We Could
brew beer
for Half
our cost
We could cut down
half on materials.
We could save what
we spend on cleanliness.
We could cease filter-
ing our air.
We could send out
the beer without aging
it for months — but the
beer would then cause
biliousness.
We could save what
it costs to sterilize every
bottle — an expensive
process.
Yet You
would pay
the same
Common beer — brewed
without all our precau-
tions — costs you no less
than Schlitz Beer.
When you can get a
pure beer — a healthful
beer- — at just the price
of a poor beer, isn't it
wise to ask for Schlitz ?
Ask for the brewery bottling.
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RECREATION.
re-elected in 1902 by a majority of 12,000.
The difference is largely due to the fact that
he vetoed the bill, which passed the %Legis-
lature in 1899, prohibiting the sale of
ruffed grouse and woodcock; that he
recommended the passage of a bill allowing
the keeping of game in this State all
through the year; and that he refused the
League of American Sportsmen a hearing
on that bill when it went before him for
signature.
During last fall's political campaign Gov-
ernor Odell learned that the League of
American Sportsmen is a power in the
land, so he has approved our bill prohibit-
ing the sale of ruffed grouse and wood-
cock, which was again put through the
Legislature. Not only this, but he sent a
special message to the Assembly asking that
body to pass Senator Brown's anti-spring
duck shooting bill, which had previously
passed the Senate. The Assembly passed
this measure and the Governor promptly
approved it. New York is now in line with
a dozen other States of the Union which
prohibit spring shooting of wild fowl.
The Governor can completely square him-
self with the sportsmen of this State by
asking the next Legislature to repeal his
nefarious cold storage bill ; and not until
that measure is wiped off the statute books
will New York sportsmen in general sup-
port him for any public office.
A certain magazine printed in this city
and devoted to outdoor sports, amateur
photography, etc., in fact, a would be imi-
tator of Recreation, prints in its April
issue a photograph which is labeled "Cow
Moose, Millnocket Lake, Me." It shows
dimly a bit of water and some driftwood in
the foreground, and a wooded background.
Just in front of the trees stand a poor, old,
'weary looking, domestic cow with horns,
looking as if she were sorry she had ever
been born. Her bony frame bespeaks a
long absence from good pasture, and one is
prompted on looking at the picture to wish
he could offer her a bale of hay as a birth-
day present.
The text states that the picture was made
by J. H. Fisher, Jr., of Baltimore, and
that it was awarded 3d prize in a photo
competition.
I know Mr. Fisher to be an honest,
truthful man, and am sure he never at-
tempted to palm off that picture on the
editor of the aforesaid imitator as that of a
cow moose. The alleged editor must have
imagined that the cow moose ranging Mill-
nocket lake have horns, high hip bones,
sharp shoulder blades and ribs showing
through ; hence that the animal shown in
this picture must be a cow moose. It would
he well for this editor to take a walk
through some good museum before he at-
tempts to further instruct his readers about
wild animals.
The Hon. H. S. Moran, member of the
Texas Legislature from Parker county, is
entitled to a great deal -of the credit for
the enactment of the excellent game law
which is now on the statute books of that
State. He worked like a Trojan all
through the session to secure the passage of
this bill and was ably assisted by the Hon.
Thomas Connally, of Marlin ; Judge Eng-
lish, of Cameron ; Wm. Pierson, of Green-
ville; J. R. Sanford, of Eagle Pass; L. S.
Schluter, of Jefferson; H. B. Terrell, of
West; and Seth P. Mills, of Waco. The
sportsmen of the entire country are under
deep obligations to these gentlemen for
their untiring zeal in forcing this measure,
and I am sure their efforts will be thor-
oughly appreciated by all friends of game
protection.
Will Stewart E. White, who wrote me
under date of March 23, regarding the
slaughter of quails in Southern California,
please send me his present address?
PRAYER OF THE PREDACEOUS.
Now this is the prayer of the Bull and Bear
At the shrine of the God of Gold,
Where the shadows cast by a Christian
spire
And the Westering sun's effulgent fire
Down a narrow street unrolled :
"O Lord of the Merger and Trust and Pool,
Of Gammon and Greed and Sham!
'Man can not live by bread alone,'
So, give us our daily lamb.
"We need his fleece to keep us warm,
His fat when the nights are cool ;
And, after all, he's an only child
And twin brother to a fool.
"We won't do a thing to the fresh young
sheep
But teach him to gambol and play;
We'll feed him on only the best of 'shorts'
And beautiful 'long' baled hay.
"He shall not suffer the pangs of thirst;
This woolly stray from the flock;
For innocence we love and prize,
And always water our stock.
"The lion lies down with the lamb (inside),
So why not the Bull and Bear?
We'll show him 'cover,' we'll take him in,
We've plenty of room to spare.
"His mint sauce let him bring with him;
'The long green' that's nice with game;
And he shall join our Browning club
Audi learn what is in a name.
"Then, 'let us return to our mutton' :
With current funds (which is jam)
He shall have a plunge in our deepest pool,
And come out a steel spring lamb.
"O slightly Alloyed Auriferous God,
Hear thy humble beasts who prey !
The Knights of the Golden Fleece are we,
And we worship thee night and day."
— W. E. P. French, in Life.
RECREATION.
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AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY.
"For sport the lens is better than the gun."
I wish to make this department of the utmost
use to amateurs. I shall, therefore, be glad to
answer any questions and to print any items sent
me by practical amateurs relating to their experi-
ence in photography.
8th ANNUAL COMPETITION.
Recreation has conducted 7 amateur
photographic competitions, all of which
have been eminently successful. The 8th
opened April 1st, 1903, and will close No-
vember 30th, I903.
Following is a list of prizes to be
awarded:
First 7 prize: A Long Focus Korona Camera,
5x7, made' by the Gundlach Optical Co., Roch-
ester, N. Y., fitted with a Turner-Reich Anastig-
mat Lens, and listed at $85.
Second prize: A No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak,
made by the Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.
Y., fitted with a Bausch & Lomb Lens, Plastig-
mat Unicum Shutter, and listed at $61.50.
Third prize: A Royal Anastigmat Lena, 4 x 5,
made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, -N.
Y.; listed at $36.
Fourth prize A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16,
made by Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and
listed at $32.
Fifth prize: An Al- Vista-Panoramic Camera,
made by the Multiscope and Film Co., Burlington,
Wis., and listed at $30.
Sixth prize: A No. 3 Focusing Weno Hawk-
eye Camera, made by the Blair Camera Co.,
Rochester, N. Y., and listed at $27.50.
Seventh prize: A high grade Fishing Reel,
made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, Mo., and listed
at $20.
Eighth prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera,
4x5, and made by the Blair Camera Co., Roches-
ter, N. Y., and listed at $15.
Ninth prize: A Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, made
by the Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., and
listed at $8.
Tenth prize: A pair of High ' Grade Skates,
made by Barney & Berry, Springfield, Mass., and
listed at $6.
The 10 next, best pictures will each be awarded
one dozen 8 x 10 Carbutt Plates, made by the
Carbutt Dry Plate Co., Wayne Junction, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded
one dozen 5x7 Carbutt Plates.
The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded
one dozen 4x5 Carbutt Plates.
A special prize : A Goerz Binocular Field Glass,
listed at $74.25, will be given for the best picture
of a live wild animal.
Subjects are limited to wild animals,
birds, fishes, ■ camp scenes, and to figures
or groups of persons, or animals, Repre-
senting in a truthful manner shooting, fish-
ing, amateur photography, bicycling, sail-
ing or other form of outdoor or indoor
sport or recreation. Awards to be made
by 3 judges, none of whom shall be com-
petitors.
Conditions: Contestants must submit 2
mounted prints, either silver, bromide,
platinum or carbon, of each subject, which,
as well as the negative, shall become the
property of Recreation. Negatives not to
be sent unless called for.
In submitting pictures, please write sim-
ply your full name and address on the back
of each, and number such prints as you
may send, 1, 2, 3, etc. Then in a letter ad-
dressed Photographic Editor, Recreation,
say, for instance:
No. 1 is entitled .
Made with a camera.
lens.
On a
Printed on
Length of exposure,
plate,
paper.
Then add any further information yud
may deem of interest to the judges, or to.
other amateur photographers. Same as to
Nos. 2, 3, etc.
This is necessary in order to save post-
age. In all cases where more than the
name and address of the sender and serial
number of picture are written on the back
of prints I am required to pay letter post-
age here. I have paid as high an $2.50 on
a single package of a dozen pictures, in ad-
dition to that prepaid by the sender, on ac-
count of too much writing, on the prints.
Any number of subjects may be sub-
mitted.
Pictures that may have been published
elsewhere, or that may have been entered
in any other competition, not available. No
entry fee charged.
Don't let people who pose for you look
at the camera. Occupy them in some other
way. Many otherwise fine pictures have
failed to win in the former competitions
because the makers did not heed this warn-
ing.
PASSE-PARTOUT FRAMING.
R. S. KAUFMAN.
Passe-partout mounting of photographs,
or any kind of pictures, is becoming more
popular every day. This was shown at the
exhibitions last winter. Passe-partout af-
fords a cheap yet artistic means of protect-
ing photographic work, as well as the many
good illustrations found in the magazines
of today. These can not be displayed to
advantage without framing, and expensive
frames often detract from the simplicity of
the subject, whereas passe-partout merely
adds to the simplicity.
In one sense, passe-partout is not a frame.
It is simply a print mounted in the regular
way, on any shade of mount, with a glass
cover, and the whole held together by an
edge binding, of linen or tough, pebbled
paper. With the great number of shades
of mounting papers now on the market,
there is no end to the variety of tones and
combinations to be obtained, to harmonize
with the tone of the print to be framed.
This simple method of framing will sur-
prise and charm those who have not seen
pictures thus mounted. A description of
the process gives but a faint idea of the
beautiful effects that may be obtained.
The best way to handle passe-partouts
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY.
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is first to trim the print and mount it as
desired. The size of the mount is impor-
tant. Few pictures look well framed close,
ZVa x 4/4 an d 4 x 5 least of all. Ample
margin often helps a picture, particularly
if a hroad and comprehensive view is con-
tained in a small print. A wide margin
conveys the idea of greater area. The
douhle mounting now in vogue is particu-
larly desirable for photographs, and what-
ever the tone of the print may be, a harmo-
nious mounting can easily be made. A
good method is to place a print on a suit-
ably tinted mount, allowing a margin of Y*
the width of the print. If the double
mounting is preferred, use thin cover pa-
pers. Place the print face down on a clean
piece of paper and apply a thick paste all
around the edge. Then place the print on
the mount and roll down. Trim the mount,
allowing a margin of say y 2 to $/% of an
inch, and then mount on another shade,
bearing in mind the harmonious combina-
tion of the whole. The blacks and many
shades of gray are well adapted to the black
toned prints of the platinum and developing
paper varieties. Sepia prints are, of course,
in harmony with the many shades of brown.
As most of the mounting papers are thin,
even with several thicknesses of mounting
they must be mounted on a heavier board
for a proper support.
After the print is properly mounted, se-
cure a clean piece of glass, free from bub-
bles and other defects, and a piece of heavy
cardboard. The glass and cardboard must
be exactly the same size as the picture. In
the cardboard make 2 small slits, or holes,
and insert through them 2 small brass
hangers, having flat ends like paper fasten-
ers. These hangers can be bought for the
purpose.
The binding of the 3 parts is next in
order. Buy the ready prepared passe-par-
tout binding, which can be procured in
white, black, brown, green and red. The
white, black and brown are always desir-
able ; yet if none of these colors suits it is
easy to use the white and tint it with water
colors, as taste may dictate. The binding
comes in rolls about 15 feet long and nearly
an inch wide. Cut 2 strips the length of
the plate, and allow one inch for each end
to extend around the back. Two strips, al-
lowing the extra length, are also required
for the width. As the binding is already
gummed, moisten it and apply it to the glass
side of the picture, being careful that the
binding laps evenly over the edge of the
glass. It should lap about % inch on 4 x 5,
5x7 and 6 x / 2 x 8^ sizes, while on larger
sizes it is better to lap *4 inch. Do not
attempt to mitre the corners, but allow the
binding to run to the end of the glass and
around to the back. Paste the other strip
running in the same direction. Then apply
the strips to the top and bottom in the same
manner, the last 2 crossing at right angles
the first 2.
After the binding has been placed in the
right position on the glass, run the forefin-
ger around the whole, to make the
binding adhere firmly to the glass, and at
the same time form a clean, sharp edge.
The edges, where lapped over, should next
receive attention. Turn the whole over on
the table and rub the binding firmly down
on the back. Treat the 4 sides in this man-
ner, and trim off neatly any projecting ends
at the corners.
If you frame your prints in this way your
friends will appreciate your work more, and
occasionally a sale of one's pretty bits is a
result. Last but not least, your pictures
serve the purpose for which they were in-
tended, decoration. Q
PLATE AND DEVELOPER.
I use an Eastman plate camera, No. 4,
with rapid rectilinear lens, 4x5. My
work is chiefly landscapes, groups and
other outdoor photography. What is the
best brand of popular plates that give black
and white negatives? What is the best de-
veloper for them? What speed is the best?
I prefer fast plates. What is the best hypo
for them ? I use solio paper and solio toner
and have lately had poor results with
them. It has sometimes taken hours for
them to tone to the desired color. When
I first used them they • worked well. I
now use Smith's toner with solio paper
and it gives good results. Is it a good
brand and will solio paper toned with
Smith's toner remain permanent for years?
How can gloss prints be mounted so they
will appear the same as when taken from
the ferrotype plate, and remain so?
I wait for a dear friend when I wait for
Recreation.
Arthur E. S. Roth, Prairie du Chien, Wis.
ANSWER.
For the best results, use Carbutt plates
or, if you wish superior results, use me-
dium iso. They give the finest color values.
Black and white negatives are under the
control of the developer. Hydrochinone is
noted for its contrast, metol for detail, and
a combination of both work well on any
plate. Pyrogallic acid developer is the best
for any plate. Use plain hypo, made fresh,
with the addition of a little alum. This
may deposit on the film and must be
swabbed off with a tuft of absorbent cotton
before setting film aside to dry. The rea-
son you do not get as good results with
Solio as c. A first is that your toner is proba-
bly exhausted or too cold. Smith's toner,
if a combined one, containing all the chemi-
cals in one solution, will not make perma-
nent prints on any paper. No combined
toner will. Prints should be printed a little
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darker than wanted, washed in clean 1 water,
handling over and over, changing the wa-
ter when it becomes milky in color, and
then toned in a bath of one grain of chlor-
ide of gold to 32 ounces of water. Make
bath alkaline with 3 grains of bicarbonate
of soda. Make this bath one hour before
use. Tone to desired shade, but leave a lit-
tle red in the shadows, as the prints dry
darker. When toned place in one ounce of
salt to one gallon of water. Then wash in
fresh water several times and fix in fresh
hypo, one ounce to 12 ounces of water.
Prints when taken from ferrotype plate
should be placed face down on a clean
surface, brushed with good paste without
allowing print to shift in the least, then
placed on card, covered with a clean blot-
ter and rolled. This will allow them to
dry without the loss of gloss. — Editor.
INDOOR PORTRAITS.
I am much interested in your amateur
photography department, though I have
only been taking pictures the last 4 months.
I am living in a car on an Iowa railroad.
It has 3 8x10 windows on the North and
3 on the South. I want to get pictures of
the members of my family. If I take them
outdoors they squint, and if I take them in
the car their eyes do not show plainly.
Can you tell me why?
What kind of printing out paper do you
consider the best? I have tried Aristo
self toning and Aristo platino, but have had
no success at all. I like Solio and Velox
the best of any I have tried.
Mrs. W. H. Stukey,. Carroll, la.,
In taking portraits indoors there are
a number of difficulties to overcome, due
in the majority of cases to the lack of space
and to poor light. Place the subject about
4 feet from the window, toward the center
of the room, and 2 feet from the window
in the back. Have the chair slightly
turned and facing the light. Place the
camera on the side the window is on and
as near the wall as possible. All the light
available is thus thrown on subject.
Take portraits out of doors on the North
side of the building, facing the North, cam-
era pointing South, and take care that the
sun does not shine into the lens. Any
shady spot will do, but you can not take
snapshots in such light. Give a short ex-
posure and develop with a fresh developer
diluted with water. Do not hold the cam-
era when taking time exposr "3. Do not
get too close to the subject with a fixed fo-
cus camera; 12 to 15 feet is about right.
Solio or any printing out paper toned in a
combined bath will -fade. Try cyco.— Edi-
tor.
SNAP SHOTS.
A series of experiments in regard to
washing negatives has been made by Herr
Gaedicke. He finds that if the alum bath
is used the hypo is much more difficult to
get rid of, and several hours' washing is
necessary, whereas half an hour is suffi-
cient under ordinary circumstances. He
recommends the use of a saturated solution
of common salt in place of alum, if there
is any tendency to frilling, which does not
overharden the film, and does away with
prolonged washing after fixation.
There is no reducer for oromides better
than 15 minims of a saturated solution of
iodine in alcohol, and 20 minims of satu-
rated solution of potassium cyanide in
water, diluted with half an ounce, or less,
of water. For clearing a slight veil, dilute
with an ounce of water, and immerse the
print.
Wooden dishes may be made water-tight
with the following preparation :
Common brown resin y 2 pound
Beeswax 2 ounces
Melt together in tin pan ; when fluid, run
solution rapidly all over where required.
Wood must be perfectly dry and warm.
I have been taking Recreation for some
years past, and especially enjoy reading the
articles in the photographic department. I
have a suggestion to offer other amateur
photographers. After reading Recreation
I lift the ends of the binders with a knife
and remove the pages on photography ; then
send the magazine to someone out in the
back woods, that I have hunted or fished
with. They enjoy reading the hunting sto-
ries, etc., but sometimes are not interested
in photography. These pages I keep for fu-
ture reference, and mark on the margin the
month and year of the number from which
they are taken. I find they come handy at
times in hunting up formulas. I bind them
together with a binder that I buy at a
bookstore.
O. C. Hillard, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
A quick drying and easily removed back-
ing for plates is made as follows : Put a
cake of Newcomb's backing in an old tum-
bler or cup. Mix a solution of alcohol 4
parts, glacial acetic acid one part. Pour
sufficient of this solution over the backing
to coat the desired number of plates. Apply
with a brush. The cup can then be set
aside until wanted again, when more solu-
tion can be poured in and so on until it is
used up. The backing can be wiped off
with a damp cloth.
R. ,L. Wadhams, M. D.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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A Very Simple Matter.
Amateur photographers have received the new PREMO Film Pack with almost extrav-
agant praises. It meets the conditions of the outdoor picture maker as nothing else
has ever done. Whether you use a PREMO Plate Camera or a PREMO Film Camera,
it opens the easy way to photography; — a working outfit that is unequalled for sim-
plicity and convenience.
The PREMO Film Pack
DAYLIGHT LOADING
As flat as a handkerchief in your pocket when not in use, as easy to load in daylight as
shutting a book ; it is unequalled for effectiveness. Carrying twelve non-curling, ortho-
chromatic films ; successive exposures are made by pulling out the numbered black
paper tabs. The last tab seals the package light tight. Adapted to 3% x A% and 4x5
Cameras, the PREMO Film Pack meets successfully every photographic condition.
See it at your dealer's or write for particulars contained iri the Premo Year Book, free.
ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO., DepL 209, Rochester, N. Y.
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OBJECTS WELL CENTERED AND CORRECTLY FOCUSED
The Focusing Weno
awK=
ye
has the advantage
over all cameras
of a ground glass the size of picture, which works automatically and allows focusing
when using film. The result is obvious — perfection of work — satisfaction to the user.
No. 3 Focusing Weno HawK=Eye, with B. & I,. Automatic Shutter,
and £xtra Rapid Rectilinear Lens. Pictures 3% x 4%, c = =$27.50
No. 4 Focusing Weno HawK=Eye, same equipment. Pictures 4x5, 30.00
Hawk-Eye Film can be developed in the Kodak Developing Machine.
wnte /or Ha-wk-Eye Bookut. BLAIR CAMERA Co., Rochester, N. Y.
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capable of carrying 2 men
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There are thousands of these
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them praises it on every oc-
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Sample copies of Recrea-
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tion.
Address 23 W« 34th §K N? Y«
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me $2, express or money order, for one
year's subscription to Recreation, I will
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proof silk line. This outfit, including
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scriptions to Recreation. Or I will give
the 50 yards of silk line, listed at $1, for
one subscription and 25 cents extra. This
line is a very fine outfit and would retail
in any store at $1.
C W. Jacobs, 339 N. 2nd St., Coshocton, O.
Something Special — Playing Cards
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sending it direct to be placed to my credit,
I will forward, all charges prepaid, a pack
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are no cheap second quality cards but first
quality, of extra selected stock, highly
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SPOTTING OUT.
The question often arises at what stage
it is best to put hand work into a photo-
graph to take out spots or blemishes, or
to modify its tones or details. The larger
alterations, of course, must depend on the
circumstances in each case, but for the
mere spotting, definite rules can be laid
down.
Pinholes may first be noted. The question
whether or not they need to be removed
must depend on their situation. If they are
in the sky or in the high light of the pict-
ure, they may be so conspicuous as to be
objectionable; but in the half tones or
shadows they are certain not to be noticed,
and should be left alone. In the former
case, use a fine camel's hair brush and a
little India ink. The ink must be fairly
thick and black, but only the merest trace
of it should be on the point of the brush,
which should then be lightly touched on
the pinholes. They should at once disap-
pear. Deal in exactly the same way with
larger clear spots, except that they are sure
to need it, while pinholes, even when con-
spicuous on the negative, may often be left
untouched. In like manner, scratches must
be gone over. In each case the ink should
be of sufficient strength for the spotting to
show up quite white on the print.
Black spots need nothing at this stage.
After working up the negative as directed
all its defects show up as white spots 01
marks on the print, A white mark on the
print can always be touched up with color
so that it will match the tint of the parts
around it; but a black spot on a print, such
as is caused by clear glass on the negative,
is a more difficult matter.
The final spotting has to be carried out,
therefore, on the print itself. This is
where many fail, yet when once the method
has been grasped the whole thing is sur-
prisingly easy. With glossy, burnished
prints, it should be done after mounting
and before burnishing. With prints dried
on ferrotype or glass, it must be done after
they leave that support. In this case a little
gum mixed with the color will be found
helpful. A great many of the spots will be
found unnoticeable on the print if this has
a matt or rough surface. Platinotype and
carbon prints are especially easy to spot,
using in the former case ivory black water
color and in the latter a pigment made by
dissolving a little unexposed tissue in
warm water. The secret of success is to
use the pigment weak and the brush almost
dry, so that it only makes a faint mark on
a sheet of white paper, except, of course,
when the spots to be removed appear in the
deep shadows. — Photography.
Sons of rich men all remind us
Not to leave our sons a dime,
Lest the sparks we leave behind us
Burn our Rioney and |;heir time.
—Exchange.
All of the dark-room fuss
and bother is removed from
photography by the
Kodak
way of picture making. Better
results than the old way too.
Anybody can make good pic-
tures, now that the Kodak
Developing Machine has abol-
ished the Dark-Room.
KODAKS, $5.00 to $75.00.
BROWNIES, $1.00 and $2.00.
KODAK
DEVELOPING MACHINES,
$2.00 to $10.00.
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
ROCHESTER, N. Y„
Catalogue, free at the dealer's or by mail.
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want to get in the picture* No wasted film* The revolving lens moves at dif-
ferent speeds, so you can gauge your exposure accurately* The exposure of the film is on the
same principle as the focal plane shutter for pictures of moving objects* Our catalogue tells of
Its many uses — free.
MULTISCOPE & FILM CO., 136 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis.
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CAMERA
THE HEIGHT OF ART
in camera work
Perfection in photography, has been
secured by the use of the Al-Vista
Camera. It produces the entire pan-
oramic view — from the limit of
vision on the left to the extreme
point on the right. The Al-Vista
Camera is compact: easy to use, sure
in action. It is sold on its merits:
we demonstrate this by selling you
one
on easy payments
Ask us for a catalog: select the
camera you wish, fill up the blank
we shall send you, and references be-
ing satisfactory we will at once send
you a camera — pay weekly or month-
ly in sums to suit your purse. The
camera is no longer a luxury: the
demands of modern progress make a
good camera a necessity; we make it
easy for you to get the best, an
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Made especially for Velox by the Velox
people — it makes Velox better than ever-
and that is saying a great deal.
Four-ounce bottle Concentrated Solution, 25 cents.
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" In your Catalogue I notice you
mention very often 'Century Quality.'
I would like to state that I have found
the excellent qualities of the Century
Camera to be all you claim.
I have two Cameras besides the
Century, but i would not exchange
my Century for a dozen like the
othertwo,and either one of the others
cost as much as the Century." — Extract
from a Recent Purchaser 's Letter.
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THE SUPERIORITY OF
Century
Cameras
Has won for them the highest praise from photographers everywhere.
COMPARE Centurys with other Cameras,
COMPARE the general design,
COMPARE the workmanship,
COMPARE optical and mechanical features,
COMPARE the ease of manipulation,
COMPARE our many exclusive adjustments,
COMPARE results.
Comparison makes the
favorable comments regard-
ing " Century Quality "
still more numerous and
emphatic.
Our new Catalogue de-
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all styles, all sizes, at all
prices. Ask your dealer
for a copy or write the
makers,
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Prices, per dozen, thick or
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15 cents; 5x7, 30 cents;
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" ROTO GRAPH," the best bromide paper, same prices.
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Every wearer of eyeglasses wishes occasionally that they
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the lenses, thus in a second giving you the choice or either
spectacle or eyeglass. Just the thing for outdoor sports.
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self or a friend and state color of hair,
eyes and complexion I will paint and
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GIVE THEM MARLINS.
JEAN ALLISON.
Sunday,- December 8, 1901, Ralph D., a
Verde river rancher, and I made arrange-
ments to put in the few remaining days of
the open season for deer on the Mogollon
mountains. Monday, the 9th, we left his
place in a spring wagon and drove as near
to the rim as possible. From there we had
to pack, and at 8 o'clock we landed on top
of Secret mountain. The old Howard cabin
was in a bad state of repair and the water
in the tanks was low, so our prospects
were flattering for a dry camp. Tuesday
we looked for water and fresh deer signs,
but found little of either. We concluded to
move camp, and the following morning
found us early on our way to Kelsey
springs, on Sycamore creek, 12 miles
Northwest. At noon we were on the Mali-
pai rim, overlooking Sycamore creek and
the noted Kelsey, or Black and Vail's. D.
K, ranch. Down the rough and slippery
trail we went, and were glad when we
reached the bottom and were on the little
flat where the house, corral and long string
of 12 water troughs are situated.
We unpacked, watered our horses
and hobbled them, found the key to the
cabin, made ourselves comfortable, and soon
had supper. By 8 o'clock we were dream-
ing of bucks with horns like rocking chairs
and of the choice, juicy steaks and liver
we were to enjoy.
By daylight Thursday we were wending
our way over a frozen trail to Kastney
mountain, about 2 miles distant. We had
just crossed a little park and were round-
ing a rocky point when a jack rabbit jump-
ed up, ran probably 40 feet and stopped.
My companion wanted to shoot it. but I
said no. We had not gone 20 steps when
I spied a 3 point blacktail buck standing
behind a fallen pine. Up went my 45-90
and down came the noble deer. After a
number of hard trials we succeeded in
hanging him high and dry. Cutting off his
right ear as a trophy and tying up the liver
we started for camp to get a pack horse
to bring in our prize. When we reached
from Maine, in a lumber camp near Wil-
liams. They were camped on the rim, ^2
mile distant, and were down after water.
They told us one member of their party
had the misfortune to have his right hand
torn off by the explosion of a 30-30 Marlin
the week before.
When they had gone we looked for our
horses and at sundown we cut their trail.
They were heading up the slippery trail we
came down the day before. The next
morning we were out early and struck our
horses' trail on top. We followed it a
mile or so and then lost it. We made an-
other circuit and Ralph jumped a spike buck
and killed it. We hung the liver and heart
on a twig and decided to go back that wav
to take them in for supper. After a futile
search for many hours we gave up the
horse hunt for the day and started for
home. When we came to our spike we
found liver and heart gone and the tracks
Of 3 men and a dog. We grew suspicious
from our loss and decided to pack our deer
into camp. Saturday we devoted strictlv
to horse hunting. As we were nearing
camp we decided to go to the place where
we had packed our buck and lost the liver,
to see if anything new had developed. Be-
neath the little oak on the black, soft
ground were shod horse tracks and the 3
tracks of the liver thieves. Knowing our
horses were lost they had thought we
would leave the deer until we found them
and that they would appropriate our spike.
The loss of the liver to us was the loss of
the deer to them. When we arrived in
camp the party had gone,.
Sunday morning, as we were rounding a
cedar knoll, we ran on to a 4 year old bay
mare, a 3-year old stallion and a 2-year old
sorrel filly, all shot with 30-30 and 30-40
Winchesters, as we found the empty shells
of those calibers. The chills ran over us
at the sight and we recalled having heard
13 shots in that neighborhood Friday even-
ing.
We located our horses on a far away
point and by 11 o'clock were back in camp.
Throwing a pack saddle on one of the
horses we were soon on our way to the
little knoll where our 3 point prize buck
was hanging. When we reached there all
that remained to tell the tale of the buck
was the gambol stick, the blood-stained
grass and an X, afterward put on the tree.
Brother hunters, think of the loss of the
hot, juicy steaks we dreamed of. and do
not blame me for registering a- vow that if
I learn the names of those thieves thev will
want no creme de menthe after I get
through advertising them. The best way
to get rid of such hunters would be to
present each of them with a Paddy Marlin
rifle and they could blow their bloomin'
heads off. Then our bucks would hang
where killed.
In speaking on the negro question the
other night, Oscar R. Hundley, for many
years a member of the Alabama Legisla-
ture, told a story to illustrate the workings
of certain politicians. "I was out walking
one spring," he said, "and saw sitting on
the bank of a creek, fishing, an old, wizened
negro and an uneasy little pickaninny. • I
watched them, until finally the little fellow
wriggled off his log, going to the bottom
of the creek. The old negro tossed off his
coat, and, diving, grabbed the child, and
drew him out. I said to him, 'Uncle, that
was surely a magnanimous act; you must
think a lot of the boy.'
" 'Oh, no ! mistah, you don't know 'Ras-
tus. He's jes' the ornaries', triflines',
shif'less little cuss that evah was; but he
had all the bait in his pocket.' " — New York
Tribune.
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known, they generally have it laid aside
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than his human brother is.
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They make a good rifle in some respects,
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% I have a friend in Kansas City who is
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mechanics I have ever known. He is a
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his hobby. His den is filled with ingenious
appliances for sporting purposes, all of his
own handiwork.
While visiting him several months ago,
he took down his Marlin rifle and, taking
out the breech bolt, showed me a new ex-
tractor, simple and strong, made of one
piece, which he had fitted into the slotted
groove which formerly held the combina-
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be expected of one strong enough to grip
the head without slipping off when a. shell
happens to swell in the chamber. The Mar-
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take special pains in executing any order
he may place with them for anything in the
gun line; so he sent them the breech bolt,
with his extractor fitted in for inspection,
and generously offered them his idea, free,
if they wished to embody the improvement
in the construction of their rifles. But, no ;
they returned it and declined to make use
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EVANS VACUUM CAP CO.
ST. LOUIS OFFICE N. Y. OFFICE
Fullerton Bldg. Room 12, 1300 Brdwy
Comfort and Convenience for either
a short or long stay in Boston
Beautifully located near Back Bay
Stat' >n
RATES ON A "LI CATION
HOW OLD SPORT STOPPED THE GAME HOG'S LITTLE GAME,
Ah ! A good day and a fine bag. Now I must get this stuff home somehow.
RECREATION.
DIAMOND/
ON CREDIT
IF YOU are interested in Diamonds, you will want a copy of our NEW SUMMER
CATALOGUE, for it shows the latest creations in artistic Diamond mountings, fine
jewelry and watches. These new and fine goods you will not find illustrated in the
catalogues of other houses until next fall, for we are the only house in the Diamond and
ewelry business which issues a complete catalogue between seasons. Everything illus-
trated is quoted at exceptionally low prices and sold on the POPULAR LOrTIS SYS-
TEM of easy payments. Select any article that you like and it will be delivered at your
door with all express charges paid. Only one-fifth of the price need be paid at first ; the
balance being arranged in a series of small monthly payments extending over eight
months. No security is required; no interest is charged and no publicity is
created when you buy on our CONFIDENTIAL CHARGE ACCOUNT SYS-
TEM, s. If you make a selection it will be upon the distinct understanding that
your money will be promptly returned in case you decide not to purchase. We
are the largest concern in the business and sell only the finest genuine goods,
and at prices ranging from ten to twenty per cent below those of other houses.
Every Diamond is sold under a written guarantee of quality and value and
may be exchanged at any time in the future for other goods or a larger stone
at the full original price. Our Confidential Credit System is open to all
honest persons without regard to their financial worth ; but if you prefer to buy
for spot cash we make the most startling and liberal offer ever made. It is no
less than guaranteeing the return of all money paid at any time within one year
— less ten per cent, the reasonable cost of doing business. We are
one of the oldest houses in the trade (Est. 1858). We refer to any
bank in America — for instance, ask your local banker to consult his
Dun or Bradstreet book of commercial ratings and he will tell you
that we stand at the top in credit, reliability and promptness. We
have a number of attractive booklets that we will be glad to send
you if you write promptly for our New Summer Catalogue.
LOFTIS BROS. <a CO.
Diamond Importers and Manufacturing Jewelers &
Dept. H-82, 92 to 98 State St. rKirao'n ¥11 -^r
Opposite Marshall Field & Company VII M.K*GLf£SJf A J A* <^fo
This old trunk's the very thing, and a few coats on top will put the warden
off the scent.
XXX
RECREATION.
Varicocele
Hydrocele
Cured to Stay Cured in 5 Days*
No Gutting or Pain? Guaranteed
Gure or Money Refunded,,
uwm DMg%f%f*grt JT Under my treatment this insidi-
V/lnfvvvCUf ous disease rapidly disappears.
Pain ceases almost instantly. The stagnant blood is driven
from the dilated veins and all soreness and swelling sub-
sides. Kvery indication of Varicocele vanishes and in its
stead comes the pleasure of perfect health. Many ailments
are reflex, originating from other diseases. For instance,
innumerable blood and nervous diseases result from poison-
ous taints in the system. Varicocele and Hydrocele, if neg-
lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental
„.„,£, ,,, /'H 1 . , ' \}' n \t s « faculties, derange the nervous system, and ultimately pro-
The Master Specialist of Chicago, who Cures Varicocele, duce. complicated results. In treating diseases of men I
Hydrocele, and treats patients personally. always cure the effect as well as the cause. I desire that
Established 1880. every person afflicted with these or allied diseases write me
(Copyrighted) so j can explain my method of cure, which is safe and per-
manent. My consultation will cost you nothing, and my charges for a perfect cure will be reasonable and
not more than you will be willing to pay for the benefits conferred.
fiof^Jirfl/v tvf Curt* is wnat y° u want. I give a legal guaranty to cure or refund your money.
***** •*■■** »Jr %mm %01MM fc? "what I have done for others I can do for you. I can cure you at home
Correspondence Confidential. g^^^^^^S^*^
dition fully, and you will receive in plain envelope a scientific and honest opinion of your case, Free of
charge. My home treatment is successful. My books and lectures mailed free upon application.
H. J.TILLOTSON, M.D.,140 Tillotson Bldg,84 Dearborn St., CHICAGO
4
How easy! Won't the boys laugh when I tell them.
RECREATION.
XXXI
in
TRISCUIT is unexcelled as a
food for children, because it con-
tains all the elements of Whole
Wheat, which go to properly nour-
ish the whole body. Wheat con-
tains the properties to make bone,
teeth, muscle, in fact every part
of the body.
TRISCUIT
is
NATURE'S FOOD
BY
NATURE'S PROCESS
WITH CHEESE OR FRUIT PRESERVE
TRISCUIT, the
highest achievement
known to the science
of food production,
is made possible by
that other great
achievement, the ap- as a bread or toast
plication of electricity; for Triscult „;„.„„„- „- . „♦.
! . , , . , ' ' . ^ . ., TRISCUIT is a neat compact
is made and baked by electricity. , , „, . , L . ,
form of filamented wheat, its shape
and size making it convenient to
be carried wherever you may go,
and to be used at any time.
Triscuit is an all-day food for
everybody, and contains the prop-
erties for sound teeth, perfect di-
gestion, and an entirely healthy
Composed of the whole wheat body m accor d with Nature's
berry, God's perfect gift to man. j
Not touched by human hands
during the process of manufacture. Triscuit can be used as a Bread,
Cleaned, filamented, formed and Toast, Wafer or Cracker. Delicious
baked by electricity. with Cheese, Fruit, Preserves, etc.
Placing: Triscuit in warming: oven a
a few moments will renew crispness.
SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET (FREE.)
The Natural Food Company,
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
WITH COCOA OR OTHER DRINK
What struck Old Sport ? There must be something in that trunk beside clothes.
XXX11
RECREATION.
FREE OF
f COST
SOME RARE OPPORTUNITIES
These goods are all new, and will be shipped
direct from factory. Prices named are those at
which manufacturers and dealers usually sell.
Here is a good chance to get
A Book, a Gun, a Camera
A Sleeping Bag, a Fishing Rod
A Reel, a Tent,
Subscriptions need not all be sent at once. They
may be sent in installments as taken and credit will
be given on account. "When the required number
is obtained the premium earned will be shipped.
These Offers are subject to change
without notice.
TO ANY PERSON SENDING ME
TWO yearly subscriptions to Recreation
at $i each, I will send a copy of Hunt-
ing in the Great West, cloth ; or a Zar
Camera, listed at $i; or an Ingersoll Watch
or Cyclometer, listed at $i; or a Recreation
Waterproof Match Box, made by W. L.
Marble and listed at $.1; or a Shakespeare
Revolution Bait listed at 75 cents; or a
Laughlin Fountain Pen ; or a dozen Trout
Flies, assorted, listed at $1 ; or a pair of At-
tachable Eyeglass Temples, goldUplated,
made by Gall & Lembke; or one Rifle Wick
Plug, made by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney,
Ohio, 30 caliber to 50 caliber, or Shotgun
Wick Plug, 20 gauge up to 10 gauge.
THREE subscriptions at $1 each, a safety
pocket ax, made by W. L. Marble and
listed at $2.50 ; or a dozen Bass Flies,
assorted, listed at $2 ; or a pair of chrome
tanned horsehide hunting and driving gloves,
listed at $1.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove
Co. ; or a pair of Shotgun Wick Plugs made
by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney, Ohio, 20
gauge to 10 gauge.
FOUR subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunt-
ing Knife, made by W. L. Marble and
listed at $2.50 ; or a .32 caliber Automatic
Forehand Revolver, made by the Hopkins
& Allen Arms Co. ; or a No. 822 Rifle
made by the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co.,
listed at $4.50.
FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of Cruis-
ings in the Cascades, cloth ; or a set of Neh-
ring's Convertible Ampliscopes, listed at
$5.00; or an Ideal Hunting Knife made by
W. L. Marble, and listed at $3 ; or a polished
Buffalo Horn Gun Rack, made by E.W. Stiles ;
or a Forehand Gun, made by the Hopkins &
Allen Arms Co. , listed at $6 ; or a pair of lock
lever skates, made by Barney & Berry,
listed at $4,50; or a pair of gauntlets, for
hunting and driving, ladies' size, listed at
$2.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co., or a
J C Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg.
Co., listed at $4.
SIX subscriptions at $1 each, a Haw key e Re-
frigerating Basket made by the Burlington
Basket Co., or one dozen Eureka golf balls
listed at $4; or a Forehand Gun made by
the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., listed at $9. ;
or a Pocket Poco B 3X x 4/^» made by the
Rochester Optical- & Camera Co. listed at $9.
SEVEN subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of
The Big Game of North America, or of The
A merican Book of the Dog, cloth, or one set
Lakewood golf clubs, 5 in number, listing at $5 ;
or a series nBor nDKoron a Camera, made
by the Gundlach Optical Co., listed at $10.
EIGHT subscriptions at $1 each, a 4 x 5
Weno Hawk-Eye Camera, made by the
Blair Camera Co. , and listed at $8. ; or a
series 1, 4x5, Korona Camera, made by the
Gundlach Optical Co., listed at$i2. ; or a
pair of horsehide Hunting shoes, made by T.
H. Guthrie, Newark, N. J., and listed at $8.
NINE subscriptions at $1 each, an Acme
single shot gun, made by the Davenport
Arms Co., and listed at $8.
TEN subscriptions at $1 each, a Cut-
Glass Salad Bowl, made by Higgins &
Seiter, and listed at $4.50; or aViwman
& Erbe Automatic Reel, listed at $6 to $9;
or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listed at $6,
or less; or a Waterproof Wall Tent 7x7,
made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed
at $8. ; or a pair of horsehide Hunting Boots,
made by T. H. Guthrie, Newark, N, J., and
listed at $10 ; or a Rough Rider rifle telescope,
made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co.,
and listed at $12.
TWELVE subscriptions at $1 each, aPeabody
Carbine valued at $12 ; or a Davenport Eject-
or Gun, listed at $10., or a Cycle Poco N0.3,
4x5, made by the Rochester Optical and
Camera Co., listed at $15 ; or an 8 ft. folding
canvas boat, made by the Life Saving Canvas
Boat Co., listed at $29.
FIFTEEN subscriptions at$i each, a Shakes-
peare Reel, Silver Plated, listed at $15; or a
set of rabbit plates made by Higgins & Seiter,
and listed at $8, or a Field Glass made by
Gall & Lembke; or a Kenwood Sleeping Bag,
complete, with canvas cover, listed at $16;
or a Bulls-Eye rifle telescope, made by The
Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co. , and listed at $16 ;
or a Pneumatic Camp Mattress, with pillow
listed at $18; or a 10 ft. special canvas boat,
made by the Life Saving Canvas Boat Co.,
and listed at $35.
TWENTY subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat
Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham
Movement, listed at $20; or an Elita single
shot gun, made by the DavenportArms Co.,
and listed at $18. , or an Acme Foldin g Canvas
Boat, No. 1, Grade, A listed at $27;or aMul-
lins Duck Boat, listed at $20; or a Shattuck
double hammerless shot gun listed at $25.
TWENTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each,
an 11-footKing Folding Canvas Boat, listed
at $38; or a 4x5 Planatic lens, made by the
Rochester Lens Co. , and listed at $25 ; or a
Syracuse Grade OO, double hammerless Gun,
made by the Syracuse Arms Co., and listed
at $30.
THIRTY subscriptions at $ 1 each, aWaterproof
Tent, \\Yz x 17, made by Abercrombie &
Fitch, and listed at $25 ;or an Ithaca, quality
No. 1, plain, double barrel, hammerless
breech loading shot gun, listed at" $40. ; or a
Field Glass, made by C. P. Goerz.
THIRTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-
foot King Folding Canvas boat, listed at $48.
FORTY subscriptions at $1 each, a Savage
.303 Repeating Rifle; or a No. 10 Gun Cab-
inet, made by the West End Furniture Co.,
and listed at $32.
FORTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a Royal
Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, series I, made by
Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $45.
FIFTY subscriptions at $1 each, a No. 20
Gun Cabinet, made by the West End
Furniture Co., and listed at $38.
TWO HUNDRED subscriptions at $1 each, a
strictly first class upright piano, listed at $750.
Address, Recreation &™ e Y s orl 4th st '
RECREATION.
XXXlll
IN CAMP
Experience teaches that the success of a
vacation in the woods depends fully as
much upon a careful choice of food and
drink as upon congenial companions.
Sewar's Scotch
Whisky
i ♦
Special" anfc "mhitclabel"
has helped to kindle good fellowship round
many a well-remembered camp-fire. Be
sure to include it in your supplies this year.
THIS CAMPING PICTURE
"IN CAMP" (copyright, 1903, by Frederick
Glassup) is an original drawing by Ray Brown.
It is printed in four colors on heavy plate paper,
9 x 12, without advertisement of any kind. Sent
to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver.
Suitable for framing in club-house or home.
Next month, a yachting picture by the famous
marine artist, Carlton T. Chapman.
FREDERICK GLASSUP
Sole Agent for John Dewar &• Sons, Ltd.
126 Bleecker Street, New York
We couldn't think of letting such a great hunter leave us this way. We'll go
and talk it over with the judge.
XXXIV
RECREATION,
Entrancing. The ED IS Or
PHONOGRAPH
R3- *« &
,... ■■"
Don't judge the Phonograph by what
you have heard— the imitations or the
old styles— but call at the nearest
dealer's and hear the Phonograph with
Mr. Edison's recent improvements.
5000 DEALERS SELL PHONOGRAPHS
NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO.. Orange. N.J.
NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO EUROPE: ANTWERP, BELGIUM
'83 Chambers St. 304 Wabash Ave, 933 Market St. 82 Rempart Saint Georges
Free: If you send your subscription to
Recreation through me or direct to the
office to be placed to my credit, I will send
you free of charge, any one of the articles
mentioned below:
Shot gun bench crimper, sells for 75 cents,
in 10-12-16-20 gauge.
Shot gun cleaning rod, three attachments,
sells for 50 cents, in 10-12-16 gauge.
Micrometer powder and shot measure,
adjustable, and for both black and smoke-
less powder, sells for 65 cents.
U. S. Government rifle cleaner, any cal-
iber, with attachments, sells for 60 cents,
packed in neat canvas bag.
A duck, snipe or turkey call, sells for 75
cents each, best made.
A hand painted sporting picture, suitable
for framing and just the thing for your den,
worth $1.50.
" Hunting in the Great West," by G. O,
Shields. H. S. Hill, 815-uth Street.
N. E., Washington, D. C.
Here is Another!
If you will send me
30 Yearly Subscriptions
RECREATION
I will send you
A No* JO GoerzTrieder-
Binocular Field Glass
Listed at $38.00
Every well-informed man knows the great
power of this modern prismatic field glass.
It is indispensable to every hunter, and is
one of the latest and best on the market.
I have but a few of these instruments on
hand and the offer will be withdrawn as
soon as the supply is exhausted. There-
fore, if you want one
START IMMEDIATELY.
Sample copies of Recreation for use in canvassing
furnished on application.
PATENTS
promptly obtained OR NO FEE. Trade-Marks,
Caveats, Copyrights and Labels registered.
TWENTY YEARS' PRACTICE. Highest references.
Send model, sketch or photo, for free report
on patentability. All business confidential.
HAND-BOOK FREE. Explains everything. Telia
How to Obtain and Sell Patents, What Inventions
Will Pay, How to Get a Partner, explains best
mechanical movements, and contains 300 other
subjects of importance to inventors. Address,
H. B. WILLSON & GO.
Patent
Attorneys
786 F Street, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C.
r*i
My splendid premium, the hammerless
Ithaca, is not only a beautiful gun, but a
close, hard shooter. I thank you for your
generosity and fair dealing.
A. J. Johnston, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
flusical Clock
A skilled mechanic
has invented lately a
f which, besides keeping perfect time, running 8 days
with one winding, striking the hours and halves, will
also play favorite airs every half hour. As the cost
is very low, many prefer buying the clock with the mu-
sical attachment. Ask your jeweler for it or send to
E. L. CUENDET, Mfr. f 7 Barclay Street, New York
RECREATION.
XXXV
f Save Hall Your Cigar money
We are making a great success of selling
direi-t from factory to smoker exclusively, at
half retail prices, the best possible cigars-
all time tested, tried-out brands ; not one blend
but many, to suit every possible taste. We
have made a reputation for quality during the
years we sold to dealers. Now we are making
a reputation for saving in price as well, when
we sell direct from factory to you.
The saving in price does not come from out
of the cigars — they are better than ever. It
comes from saving you the jobbers', th
wholesalers' and the retailers' profits
— three profits in your pocket. The
saving in price is clear to all. You can
prove without risk, how we'll please/
you in quality and critically satisfy (
your taste, for if you don't get as good \
a cigar or a better one from us for less
money than you pay now — if you are
not altogether pleased, you get your
money back.
and Gei a Better Smoke 1
Why throw away one half your cigar money
on any "in between man" in the face of a
"no risk" guarantee like this?
We will at first send you assortments from
which to make selections. For 60 CtS. an
assortment of 12 cigars showing ten cent and
two for a quarter values; for 35 CtS., 12 high
grade fives; for $1.00, a trial box of 25 ci-
gars, showing fifteen 10c. values and ten
straight 5c. cigars; for $1.^5, an assort-
ment of 25 ten cent and three-for-a-quarter
values, each separately wrapped and de-
scribed, showing you how two-for-a-
quarter and ten cent cigars can be
bought in boxes of 25 and 50 for from 4
to 6 cts. each, others from 2 to 3 cts.
each, all transportation charges
prepaid, or let us send you our free
illustrated booklet, "Rolled Reveries. 1 '
"Le Grande, Cal. — They are better
than I could get here for twice the money." — Name supplied on request.
JOHN B. ROGERS & CO., "The Pioneers."
93 Jarvis Street, MNGHAMTON, N. Y.
I once had a Marlin shot gun, which, but
for 2 faults, would have been a desirable
weapon. It overshot, and the extractor
was so weak that if the shell swelled at all
it remained in the barrel for me to get out
as best I could.
I still have a Marlin rifle that I bought
several years ago to take on a deer hunt.
When about ready to start, I discovered
that the extractor was broken. I wrote
the Marlin people for another, saying I
would send money on receipt of bill, as I
did not know the price. They replied that
they did not care to open small accounts,
but would send extractor when I sent the
money. Having no time nor desire for
further correspondence I hung their gun
up and bought a Winchester. The Marlin
still hangs, awaiting the coming of some
one fool enough to buy it.
Peters' old Victor shell, primed with
black power and loaded with King's, was
exceedingly unsatisfactory. Sometimes the
primer would not explode, and the pene-
tration was always poor. Now that they
are putting out a better class of goods, they
make a mistake in not advertising again in
Recreation. It would double the sale of
their goods. Subscriber, Topsham, Me.
ILLUSTRATING is a Money=Making
profession. We teach you by mail to become
an Illustrator, Ad.-Writer, Journalist,
Proofreader, Bookkeeper, Stenograph-
er, Electrician, Electrical Engineer,etc.
Write for Free illustrated book, "Struggles
With the World," and mention the subject
which interests you. Correspondence InstU
tuteof America, Box 701, SCRANTON, PA.
ATTENTION BASS FISHERMEN!!
What It Is. A Bass lure combining all
the good points of the old fashioned spinner
baits with the construction of the modern
wooden minnow.
What It Will Do. This lure is construc-
ted in a new manner with a new feature and
will catch more bass than any other artifi-
cial lure.
How To Get It. Send one dollar tc
Recreation for a year's subscription to be
credited to my account aud I will mail you
one postpaid. W. B. HAYNES, 274 Park
Street, Akron, Ohio.
pppp To anyone subscribing to Recreation.
X 1V1- A-. through me I will give a cloth copy of one
ot Cooper's, Dickens', Dumas', Thackeray's or Conap
Doyle's books. Address,
J. M. RUGEN, 2100 West Lake St., Chicago, III.
48c.
HERE IS A KNIFE Men Love So Much
They Hate to Throw an Old Handle Awa v
Was Teddy's Camp Knife !
No. 58. Cut is exact
size ; ebony handle, 3
blades, German Silver
ends. The long blade is
for rough or fine work ;
the medium blade is as
thin as a razor. Price,
postpaid, $1, 6 for $5.
Our JACK KJSIFE
sells at 75c.; our special price is 48c, postpaid, 5 for
All our blades file tested ; warranted ;
replaced^ free if soft or flawy.
' hollow ground Razor
and Strop to suit,
$1.33. Send for free
80 page list and "How
to Use a Razor.
Maher & Grosh Co.
744 Street
Toledo Ohio
XXXVI
RECREATION.
Paint Your House
With Carrara
And Have it Guaranteed to Look Better, Wear
Longer, and Cost Less Than the Best
White Lead Paints.
We Send Name of Nearest Carrara Dealer, 50 Sample Colors and
Illustrated Book, " How to Paint a House," Free to
All Who Send Name and Address.
There is but one "Carrara." It is made by the Carrara
Paint Agency, 1007 Carrara Building, Cincinnati. O., and it
is the only paint in the world that is absolutely guaranteed
: not to fade, crack, chalk,
peel, blister or scale. It
is not affected by acids or
gases, and it covers more
surface gallon for gallon
than the best white lead
and oil and costslessthan
the cheap mixed paints
that injure more than they
protect.
Carrara is used by the
Pennsylvania R. R. ; the
Pullman Palace Car Co.;
the Chicago Telephone
Co.; the Field Museum,
Chicago; the Kenwood
Club, Chicago; the Cin-
cinnati Southern R. R. ;
the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois R. R. ; the Denver
& Rio Grande Railway and
-,-■., ,.., thousands of others of the
The Waldorf-Astoria, Mew j st and most ticu .
York, One of the Most Magmfi- lar K users of paint F in the
cent Hotels in the World, Has wor ]d. The famous Wal-
Used Tons and Tons of the dorf-Astoria hotel, of
World-Famous Carrara Paint. New York, one of the
finest in the world, has used tons of Catrara because it is the
best that can be found in the market today.
For interior or exterior it has no equal. Smooth and clean,
it has stood the rigid test of time and man. If you want to
save half your paint bills send your name and address for
nearest distributing depots, 50 sample colors and a beautiful
illustrated book sent free, showing a large number of tine
houses just as they have been painted with Carrara, and
keep well in mind that Carrara is the only paint ever backed
by a positive guarantee in every case.
REVELL & CO.
CHICAGO
FURNITURE
OFFICE DESKS
THE LARGEST DISPLAY
THE LOWEST PRICES
ALEXANDER H: REVELL & CO.
Wabash Ave- and Adams St., CHICAGO, ILL.
Stallman's
Dresser
Have you seen one? It is
up-to-date. Think of it,
everything within reach. No
heavy trays, but light, smooth
drawers. Holds as much and costs
no more than a good box trunk.
IT* 1 Hand riveted, almost indestructible.
■ "PllTlK Once tried, always recommended.
* * H***X g ent q # o. D., privilege examination.
ac. stamp for catalogue. Mention Recreation.
^ F. A. STALLMAN.
*ai W. SoriruJ St., Columbus, O.
If so, why not get a good one ?
And why not get it free of charge ?
This is easy.
Any old box will answer the purpose if it
does not leak light; but you must have
a fine lens to make a fine picture.
You can get
A Royal Anastigmat
Lens, 4x5, Series No.
1
Made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester
New York,
And listed at $45,
For 20 yearly subscrip=
tions to RECREATION
You can get any other lens made by this
Company on a basis of one subscription
to $2. of the list price of the lens.
Sample copies of Recreation for use in
soliciting furnished on application.
RECREATION.
XXXVll
kl
Alcohol,
Opium,
Tobacco
Using/P
Produce each a disease
having definite patholo-
gy. The disease yields
easily to the Treatment
as administered at the
following Keeley Insti-
tutes :
WHAT THE v
RT. REV. JOHN SHANLEY
BISHOP OF NORTH DAKOTA, Says:
It is because I know it does
save them, because I know it is
God's truth that I take the deep-
est interest in the Keeley Cure,
and so long as I live I shall raise
my voice in advocating* its efficacy.
Rt. Rev. JOHN SHANLEY,
Bishop of North Dakota.
Details of treatment and proofs of its success sent free on application.
ALWAYS ADDRESS THE INSTITUTE NEAREST TO YOU.
Birmingham, Ala. Des Moines, la. Omaha, Neb. Providence, R. I.
Hot Springs, Ark. Crab Orchard, Ky. Cor. Leavenworth Columbia, S. C.
Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La., _ and 19th Streets Dallas, Tex.,
San Francisco, Cal., 1628-38 Felicity St. Buffalo, N. Y.
1170 Market St. Portland, Me. White Plains, N. Y.
West Haven, Conn. Lexington, Mass. Columbus, 0.
Washington, D. C, Grand Rapids, Mich, Portland, Ore.
211 N. Capitol St. St. Louis, Mo. Harrisburg, Pa.
Augusta, Ga. Boulder, Mont. Philadelphia, Pa.,
Dwight, 111. Fargo, N. D. 812 N. Broad St. Winnipeg, Man.
Charlestown, Ind. North Conway, N. H. Pittsburgh, Pa., London, Eng.
Marion, Ind. 4246 Fifth Ave. Cape Town, S. A.
Rgv.t. DeWitt Tannage's famous lecture, "Evils of Intemperance," mailed on application.
Bellevue Place.
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I have always thought the Marlin the
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defective. I bought a Marlin 22, model '97,
about 18 months ago. It has been shot
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repeater at all. I think the magazine spring
has become too weak to push the cartridge
entirely out of the magazine, so the shell
can not rise when the lever is drawn back.
I can not understand why the Marlin Co.
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33 William Street, NEWARK,
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RECREATION.
XXXIX
In a recent issue of Recreation I read
of the Marlin people refusing to send a
spring to a man stranded in the woods. I
wish to tell your readers of a courtesy ex-
tended to me by another arms company.
I wrote asking the price of a mainspring
to replace one I had broken. For answer
they sent me the spring and a bill for
same and credited me 2 cents for the stamp
I enclosed for reply. That is the differ-
ence between dealing with a firm that tries
to do the fair thing and one that does not.
Have never owned a Marlin arm and do
not wish to, as I never saw one that would
work right.
I have also a word of caution for users
of Winchester shot guns. Do not put oil
in the action in cold weather. I oiled
mine freely and started out to hunt
bunnies one cold day. When the first
rabbit got up I snapped 2 shells at him.
When examined the primers were not
even dented. The firing pin was locked
with frozen oil. On trial, my companion
discovered that his pump was frozen, too.
By snapping the hammer repeatedly I final-
ly freed the pin, but my friend's gun would
not work until warmed. The next day I
took the action apart, wiped everything
dry and since then have had no trouble.
R. R. C, Rochelle, 111.
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Buffalo Skulls
WITH POLISHED OR
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Also polished or unpolished horns in pairs or single.
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141 Washington St. Hartford, Conn.
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High-Bred Pointers
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They are staunch on point, tender retrievers,
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healthy, of good disposition, and steady under
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Photograph and copy of pedigree furnished on
receipt of 10c. to cover postage.
Dr. W. A. Dorland
Grand Rapids, Hich.
For Want of Gash Must Sell Quick
10 pair of Wood Ducks, 15 pair of Blue Wing Teal,
10 pair of Green Wing Teal, 14 pair of Garganey
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FLORIDA BIRDS.
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RECREATION.
xli
I see that the article I wrote for Recrea-
tion in May, 1901, in regard to Peters
shells not working properly in a Winches-
ter repeating shot gun, fore arm action, has
provoked a controversy. Some condemn
me and say I do not know what I am talk-
ing about, but I am pleased to note that the
majority of sportsmen are with me.
I repeat my assertion that the Peters
shells are not practicable for use in the
above mentioned arm. I have tried them
repeatedly, only to have 2 shells enter the
magazine at once, thereby blocking the
action. The U. M. C. cartridges are good
enough for me. In fact they are the best
I have ever found. As long as the Peters
people act in the present childish manner
towards you and Recreation, I don't want
their cartridges
C, S. Radcliff, Cincinnati, O.
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For two subscriptions I will send a fine
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Don M. Harris, 308 Crawford Road,
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Buffalo Is Well Nigh Extinct
And every nature lover wants a relic
of him. Here is a chance to get it :
I have in stock a limited number of
buffalo horns, highly polished and
fitted with nickel plated flanges at
the base, so that they can be
screwed on the wall, thus forming
A Novel and
Effective Gun Rack
So long as the supply lasts I will
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THE BRISTOL AS A SALT WATER
ROD.
There are 2 articles advertised in Rec-
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about: the Shakespeare Revolution bait and
the Bristol rod. The rod, a No. n Hen-
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want no better. When I first appeared
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near the Gulf of Mexico, a friend, an an-
gler of experience, said there was no bet-
ter rod made, but that several he had
used in that particular locality had rusted
inside and broken. Acting on this hint, I
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then coated the interior with a gun grease
that I knew from experience would prevent
rust. Then I fitted plugs in the open ends,
and pushed them down into the rod until
there was just enough room to receive the
ferrules where the rod was jointed. By care
I have kept all rust from the exposed por-
tion in the ferrule seats. These seats are
cleaned after every day's fishing.
So much for the interior. I scraped all
the enamel off the outside of the rod, as I
found it could be chipped in use. A fresh
coat of enamel was then applied, and when
this had dried sufficiently to become sticky,
fine silk thread was wound the whole
length of the rod. This was readily ac-
complished by placing the spool of silk on
a sewing machine, drawing the silk through
the tension, and after starting the winding,
completing the job by rotating the rod in
my fingers, so as to wind the silk evenly.
An alcohol flame carefully applied to the
silk burned off the fuzz or nap, when a coat
of enamel was laid on smoothly. Of
course, care was taken not to scorch the
silk.
The appearance of the rod is just the
same as before, the weight has not been
increased a quarter of an ounce, and the
rod is good for any kind of exposure. I
use mine in salt water without having any
trouble with rusting.
The Revolution bait also can not be
praised too highly. In order to see how it
worked mechanically, I threw it out from
shore about 10 feet and slowly drew it in.
The result so startled me that I jerked the
bait out of water and over my shoulder, as
a bass struck at it with a tremendous
splash. A second cast immediately hooked
my fish. My experience since that first trial
convinces me that if a bass is in sight of
the bait he will strike at it. It is just right
in weight for casting with the Bristol rod.
R. R. Raymond, Montgomery, Ala.
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LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO.
Kalamazoo, Mich*
Latest patent and improved Canvas Folding Boat on the
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THE HILDEBRANDT SPINNER
For Fly Fishermen. A
spinner which spins, and
also catches fish. Strictly
hand-made and of the
best material. No swivel
required. Made with
all kinds of Feather and
Buck-tail flies. For sale by dealers. Sent on receipt of 25c.
J. J. HILDEBRANDT, Logansport, Ind.
For Sale: Smith & Wesson revolver, 44
Russian caliber, 6 inch barrel.
4x5 Pony Premo, No. 5. Both good as
new. For particulars write J. P. Allen, Jr.,
Greencastle, Ind.
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flARINE GAS ENGINES
Experts for years have ranked our engines with the highest
grade, and it is now being copied by other builders. We al-
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from brand new patterns, with .NEW and ORIGINAL
features — just what other engines will have five years hence.
If you want to be in the lead send for catalog fully describ-
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ROCHESTER GAS ENGINE CO.
700 Driving Park Aye. Rochester, N. Y., U. S. A.
Wanted — Close range photos of wild
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commonest species of the Eastern U. S. ex-
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The hardest storm cannot blow out this light.
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Price, $2.00. Good for 5,000 flashes; then a
new battery for 30 cents. Send for Catalogue.
American Electrical Novelty and Mfg. Co«
»ept. A— Hudson & Spring Sts., NEW VORK
Dept. H— Masonic Temple, CHICAGO
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ILLARD STEEL LAUNCHES,
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STEEL BOATS CHEAPER THAN WOOD*
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$30 crated on cars, Salem.
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228 Depot St. Salem, Ohio
For Sale : — Winchester 'Repeating
Rifle, Model '94, 30-30, with Lyman sights,
and complete reloading set Ideal tools, for
30-30 Short-range, Kephart bullet. Out-
fit in fine condition. Thos. Branch, Jr.,
Pine Grove Furnace, Cumb. Co., Pa.
THE OSGOOD FOLDING CANVAS BOATS
Original Canvas Boat; made for 30 years. Sold all
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or extended in one minute.
Send for catalogue illustrating all improved pop-
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Marine Engines.
MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED BOAT GO., LTD.
55 Main St., Battle Creek, Mich.
For Sale: New 30-30 Winchester car-
bine. Half magazine, shot gun, butt stock.
Perfect condition, with cleaning tools, 40
cartridges. $12. No trades. Charles T.
Campbell, Englevale, North Dakota.
THE above cut shows our INDEPENDENT EVEN SPOOLING DEVICE that level winds your
line on the spool of the reel, and also shows our SPRING LOCK HOOK SHIELD that muzzles and
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are quoted in April, May and June numbers of Recreation.
Descriptive Catalog free on request. Mention Recreation.
A. W. BISHOP & SON,
Racine, Wis.
ACME FOLDING BOAT CO., MIAMlSBCltU. O.
Send, for catalogue of our full line of Folding
Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been
adopted by Governments of United States,
Canada and. England. Just filled an order for
Received medal and award at Chicago World's
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U. S. Government who prefer our boats.
Fair. ^If you investigate we will get your order.
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CANOES
Cannot be Beat
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"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods" —
but it is second, in the minds of many men, to
that found on the smooth surface of lake and
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staunch, swift, graceful Rushton-built canoe.
29 years' experience goes into every one that
I turn out, and guarantees the quality.
Have you secured one for your vacation?
Write for my complete catalogue of pleasure
boats, canoes and fittings — sent FREE.
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Motors &
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Operated by
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THE Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revela-
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Remarkable speed control. Best of all, it starts
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Our patent igniter is absolutely unique and al-
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28 Mill Street, Auburn, N. Y.
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$3,50 Silver Plated -D^Y V/Iie i^OW
May be returned after thirty days trial and money back if not
)leased. If your Hardware Dealer hasn't it, write us.
THE GILCHRIST CO., 125 Lafayette Street, Newark, N. J.
To Recreation Readers : I am or-
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and I submit this offer; to each person
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of Canada bank note. There are but a few
of these in circulation and I have suc-
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These are interesting souvenirs and are
especially valuable to persons who are
making collections of coins or other curios.
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One
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any person sending one subscription, I will
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sending me one subscription, please send
finger measurement. A. J. Brodhead,
42 Sayre St., Elizabeth, N. J.
El Paso, Texas.
The Peters Cartridge Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio :
Dear Sirs : — I see in May Recreation
that you have canceled your ad in that
magazine. You have done wrong. Mr.
Shields should not be held responsible
for the opinion of his contributors. I
have heard experienced sportsmen say
that the Winchester rifle is inferior to
others, and so on, but people will continue
to have their choice in such matters and
buy the guns and ammunition that suit
them best.
All true sportsmen love Mr. Shields for
the great missionary work he is doing for
game protection, without which there would
soon be no use for cartridges, and you
would have to go out of business. For this
reason, if for no other, all sportsmen, will
stay with him, to the financial hurt of you
or anyone else who makes a fight on him,
on so flimsy a pretext. I have used your
cartridges and like them, but there are
others ; hence I feel it my duty to use
goods made by men who do not see fit to
withdraw their ad each time someone criti-
cises their goods.
Dr. I. J. Bush.
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question. What more can we do to convince you ?
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Canadian Agency; The Alaska Feather and Down Co,, Ltd., Montreal.
STANDARD SIZES AND
prices :
2 feet 6 inches -wide, 25 lbs.,
_ _ _
$ 8.35
3 feet wide, - 30 lbs.,
3 feet 6 inches -wide, 35 lbs.,
_ . _
10.00
-
11.70
4 feet -wide, - 40 lbs.,
4 feet 6 inches wide, 45 lbs.,
_
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_
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All 6 feet 3 inches long.
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For Shot Guns
USE:
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IT LEADS THEM ALL
SMOKELESS
Fair and impartial comparative tests will convince
you of these facts. Write for Powder Facts.
Mention Recreation.
The Robin Hood Powder Co.
Swanton, Vt.
TOO STRAIGHT
Amateurs as well as Experts make
and break records with
DuPonf Smokeless
At Baltimore, Md., June 3d, Mr.
Howard D. Jackson won the county
amateur championship of Mary-
land. He broke 100 straight, using
38 grains of DuPont Smokeless,
\% oz. iYz chilled shot.
IOO STRAIGHT
KOENIG'S SHELL EXTRACTOR.
Every shooter should
have one — carry it in a
vest pocket. Fits any
gauge shell. Koenig's
lOCts. Postpaid Gun Catalogue, Free.
E.G.KOENIG, NEW JERSTy's LARGEST GUN HOUSE
SOUTH BROAD ST., NEWARK, IN J,
THE BRADLEY SHOT GUN SIGHT
Wing Shooting is
made easy and cer-
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sight. Scores at trap
and in field greatly
increased by its use.
Right and left birds
are bagefed as easily
as straight-awav birds. Price SO Cents, Postpaid.
% C. L. BRADLEY Inventor, Clarksville, Tenn.
bOME GOOD GUIDES.
Following are names and addresses of guides
who have been recommended to me, by men
who have employed them; together with data
as to the species of game and fish which these
guides undertake to find for sportsmen.
If anyone who may employ one of these
guides should find him incompetent or un-
satisfactory, I will be grateful if he will report
the lact to me.
ALASKA.
Edwin Edelmann, Kenai, Cook's Inlet, moose,
bear, caribou, mountain sheep, ducks, grouse
and trout.
FLORIDA.
Carson Bros., Frostproof, bear, deer, turkeys, quail,
snipe.
C. H. Stokes, Mohawk, deer, alligators, turkey,
quail, and snipe.
IDAHO.
John Ching, Kilgore, elk, bear, deer, antelope,
mountain sheep, trout and grouse.
Chas. Petty's, Kilgore, ditto.
MAINE.
H. R. Horton, Flagstaff, deer, bear, moose, cari-
bou, fox, grouse and trout.
W. C. Holt, Hanover, mocse. caribou, deer, grouse and
trout.
MONTANA.
A. R. Hague, Fridley, elk, deer, mountain sheep,
bear, grouse and trout.
Chas. Marble, Chestnut, ditto.
NEW YORK.
Le Roy Still, Bayport, Long Island, ducks, quails,
rabbits and grouse.
WASHINGTON.
Munro Wyckoff, Port Townsend, deer, bear and
grouse,
WYOMING.
S. N. Leek, Jackson, elk, bear, deer, mountain
sheep, antelope, grouse and trout.
James L. McLaughlin, Valley, elk, bear, deer,
mountain sheep, antelope, grouse and trout.
CANADA.
VVm. S. Andrews, Lillooet, B. C, deer, bear,
mountain sheep, goats, grouse and trout.
B. Norrad, Boiestown, N. B., moose, caribou,
grouse and trout.
Carl Bersing, Newcastle, N. B., moose, caribou,
deer, bear and grouse.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
John C. LeMoine, Birchy Cove, Bay of Islands, caribou
salmon and trout.
Big Ga>me Hunters
FISHING AND OUTING PARTIES
Before planning trips other than in New Brunswi. k,
should apply to
The New Brunswick Guides Association
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada,
for information. The Association comprises the leading
and most reliable guides in the Province.
Hunting Map of New Brunswick
Showing rivers, lakes, portage roads, car-
ries, etc. Scale, \y z miles to the inch, and
folded to suit pocket. Mailed to any address
on receipt of price, $1.50. Checks accepted.
FRANK WHITEHEAD,
Fredericton, New Brunswick,
P.O.Box 30^ Canada.
Dealer in Fancy Gro-
ceries, etc. Sportsmen's
== Provisions a specialty.
Only the best quality goods kept in stock. Prices on
application. Public Square, Newcastle on the
Miramichi, NEW BRUNSWICK.
For Exchange : Side Companion Bi-
cycle ; far superior to tandem. Fine order;
Frost gear cases ; cost $160; exchange for
light hammerless gun.
W. P. CORBETT,
302 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
George Stables
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The 20th Century Limited,"
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A copy of "America's Summer Resorts," will be sent
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New York.
Saratoga Springs, Lake George, Lake
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DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILROAD, the Shortest,
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Mailed to any address on receipt of 4 cents postage.
J. W. BURDICK, Cxen. Pass. Agt.,
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"Haunts of the Hunted"
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GEO. M. HOUGHTON,
Traffic Manager
BANGOR, ME.
ADIRONDACKS
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Fourth Lake of the Fulton Chain Patronized largely by
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rooms, fireplaces and baths. Write for booklet. Mention
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HRS. H. H. LONGSTAFF, Old Forge, N.Y.
IN THE ADIRONDACKS
Indian Lsike House
Hountain View, N. Y.
C.C. Mprgan, Prop. All the Year
All passenger trains on A. & Sf. L. R . R. will be met by boat
aud 'bus. Passengers conveyed direct! y to the bouse.
Rates. $2 per Day.
Special Rates to Parties
Best DEER HUNTING and TROUT FISHING to be found
in the Ajiiondacks
I would like to correspond with a few
Sportsmen relative to unexplored regions.
Beautiful undisturbed Nature, pure air,
pure water, big game, big fish, trout and
muskalonge. One day's paddle from
railroad. E. C. TRIPP,
Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, Seine River Dist.
BEST FISHING At OUTLET HOUSE
AND
FINE HUNTING
(Formerly Moosehead House), MOOSEHEAD, ME. 11 miles from Green-
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CHARLES. E. WILSON = Propr.
New steamboatj ust bought to accommodate our guests.
Earliest and latest Moosehead lake fishing is had here; also plenty of big game. House has been entirely refurnished ;
rooms have hot and cold water and baths. Grounds nicely graded, tennis court, croquet grounds and many fine
woods roads laid out. Fishermen can avoid expense of guide by coming here, although we furnish guides, boats and
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THE PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast.
When you write please mention Recreation.
Free : To anyone sending, through me,
$i for yearly subscription to Recreation, I
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1,000 12-gauge primed paper shot shells.
This offer is not open to old subscribers who
formerly have sent in their subscriptions to
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San Antonio, Texas.
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WATERPROOF
Used by the U. S.
the Army and Navy,
and National Guard.
Send 25c. for trial can.
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THE BAKER
THE GUN
THAT'S SAFE
SO DURABLE TOO
IT LA5TS A
LIFETIME
If you want to be right up in the front rank of style and efficiency shoot one of our
Special Paragons with Whit-worth or Krupp fluid steel barrels. We have other patterns
also that would please you. Our "Quarterly" tells about them and other matters that
would interest you. We will send it to you free a year if you want it.
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RECREATION.
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ALIGHT?
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Every sportsman knows the value of dry
matches. They're always a comfort;
sometimes they save lives.
THE DECDEATION
WATEBPBOOF MATCHBOX
is the only waterproof matchbox ever offered
sportsmen which is worth pocket room.
It is substantially made from brass, heavily
nickeled, and holds enough matches to keep a
man in smokes and fires for several days.
■ riCC Ovl CerllSa everywhere, or
Marble Safety Axe Co., Gladstone, Mich.
Marble's Safety Pocket Axes.
Marble 's Automatic Gaff Hook.
Marble's Compass and Bracket.
Marble's Ideal Hunting Knife.
Send for
Catalogue A
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Either with or
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Cast combination
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smooth outside,
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Dox and around oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe
carried inside the stove. Burns lareer wood and keeps
are longer than any other. Used by over 9,000 campers
and only one stove letumed.
For catalogue giving lull particulars, mention Rec-
reation and address,
D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, III.
«■'
A few days ago the newspapers told the story of the
discovery of the skeleton of a man— evidently a hunter—
who perished in a hand to hand fight with a bear because
his hunting knife broke.
Marble's Safety Pocket Knife
cannot break. It is hand forged from the best selected
steel. Folds when not in use, yet locks perfectly rigid when
open— not a toy, but a knife to stake a life on. Price $4.00
from all dealers or direct from the manufacturers.
Send for catalogue A.
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Clinton, Mo.
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The Latest attachment to
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H. <& R.
"Bicycle
Hammerless"
Revolver
Description
32 Caliber, 5 shot. 2 Inch Barrel. Weight, 12 ounces.
C. F., S. & W. Cartridge. Finish, Nickel or Blue.
IMPOSSIBLE TO CATCH on the pocket and discharge accidentally.
ABSOLUTELY SAFE. Although designed for cyclists, this revolver
is equeJly adapted to all causes where a small, light weight, effective
and handy pocket weapon is desired* It has small frame and auto=
mafic ejector. Sold direct where dealers will not supply.
HADDINGTON & RICHARDSON ADMS CO.
Makers of H. & R. SINGLE GUNS
WORCESTER., MASS.
■ Dept R
Charles Daly Rifle \ Shotgun
\bbi
Responding to an increased demand for a Combined Rifle and Shotgun of a
finer quality than is usually offered, we have decided to place on the market a
Charles Daly Rifle and Shotgun. This gun is made with the same care
and of the same quality as all our Daly guns, and the sportsman buying one of
them can feel that he has the best that money can buy of this particular kind
of firearm. The gun has graceful lines and is beautifully balanced. It has top-
snap action, rebounding bar locks, matted doll's head extension rib, Krupp's steel
barrels, properly sighted for absolutely perfect rifle shooting and the shotgun
is bored for field and game shooting.
No. 50 — 12 gauge shotgun barrel, 30/30 or 38/55 rifle barrel, 28 inches long,
weight 7^ to 8 pounds. PRICE, $50.
SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES
302=304 Broadway, New York
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" HOPKINS & ALLEN "
Single Barrel Shot Guns
(Made for any powder and good for any shot.)
Our " Lever Action " has more friends than any single gun made, has stood the
test of fifteen years' continued approval. Simple, durable and reliable,
12 and 16 gauge blued steel barrel $8.00
Our new model top snap action, combining all up-to-date features of a modern
gun, including patent compensating snap fore end. Automatic shell
ejector, F\ill Choke Bored. 12, 16 and 20 gauge decarbonized
steel barrel $9.00
B 12 and 16 gauge Stubbs twist steel barrel $10.00
I We will ship, all charges prepaid, on receipt of remittance
1 _
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NORWICH, CONN., U. S. A.
k
RECREATION.
SALE
500 Guns At Reduced Prices
GREAT
Bargains in Fine Guns
By a fire in our Warerooms on June 9th a part of our stock of Fine Guns
and Sportsmen's Goods was partially damaged by water, and we shall close
them out at greatly reduced prices to make quick sale.
W. C. Scott & Sons, Premier and other grades — Greener, Langs,
Parkers, Remington, Ithaca, and all the leading makes.
Also other articles in Sportsmen's Goods, Athletic Goods, Bicycles,
Cutlery, etc.
Hi^Send two stamps for List of Guns, showing sizes, etc.
fgg^ The Chance of the Year ^^$
ILLIAM READ & SONS
107 Washington St., Boston, flass.
ESTABLISHED 1826
I had ? delightful trip down the Kissim-
mee last winter, thanks in no small degree
to you. The Mullins galvanized steel canoe
and Get There boat, used by a friend and
me, were so good that I recommend them
to anyone in search of light, dry boats
which will stand hard usage. Anyone who
contemplates a camping trip will be doing
himself an injury if he should fail to corre-
spond with Abercrombie & Fitch. We
used one of their special waterproof tents,
folding aluminum bakers, knockdown fry
pans, and last but not least, one of their
waterproof canvas buckets, which is one of
the handiest things a camper ever got his
claws on. You can leave it filled with
water a week, and it refuses to leak. At
the mouth of the Hole in the Wall, on the
Kissimmee river, we met 2 New York men,
in the most beautiful canoe I ever saw. It
was built by Rushton, another of Recrea-
tion's patrons. I must also shout a few
in praise of the Bristol steel rod. With
the one you gave me I captured a catfish
S3 inches long. I was fast to him nearly
an hour, and in that time learned to love
the little rod. I advise anyone seeking cat-
fish to hie him to the Kissimmee.
C. O. Moseley, Lytle, Ga.
We make a specialty of Featherweights
and Trap Guns with our new
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D. M. LEFEVER SONS &
Manufacturers of the "NEW LEFEVER"
Not connected with Lefever Arms Co. SYRACUSE, N« Y.
Guaranteed
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V.
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RECREATION.
THE
WORLDS
h^T/INDARD
Putman Boots
Go on like a glove^^fit all over
^S>
For a Quarter of a Century Putman Boots have been the Stand-
ard among Western Hunters, Prospectors, Ranchmen and Engineers (who
demand the best) and we have learned through our personal contact
with them how to make a perfect boot.
Putman Boots are in use in nearly every civilized country in the
World. They are Genuine Hand Sewed, Water proof, Made to measure,
Delivery charges prepaid, and cost no more than others. Send for Cat-
alogue of over 30 different styles of boots. Also Indian Tanned
Moosehide Moccasins. We send with catalogue Order Blanks show-
ing how to measure your foot. We have in our files thousands of letters similar to the following.
Gentlemen: — Please send me another cat-
alogue. We are all wearing Putman Boots and
find them far superior to any other boot. I have
ordered about 20 pairs for friends here during
the past three years, and every pair has given
perfect satisfaction, and I feel that I have done
a man a favor when I have recommended your
goods to him. Respectfully,
W. H. Fluker, Gen. Mgr,
(Columbia Mining Co.)
Tatham, Ga.
Gentlemen: — I have just returned from a
duck hunt in Colleton Co. this state, and though
I tramped through the marshes for six days and
a part of the nights , sinking in mud and water
nearly to the tops of the shoes I got from you,
my feet kept dry throughout the trip and the
shoes were as soft at the wind-up as at the be-
gining. I can cheerfully recommend yourshoes
to all sportsmen. Yours respectfully,
C. F. Dill,
Greenville, S. C.
Gentlemen :— Was fishing through the
ice on the Flathead River this week stand-
ing for hours in wet snow and slush and
tramping through the mountains, and I
found the boots you built for me in De-
cember to be thoroughly water and snow
proof, and quite warm. Yours truly.
L. R. Fogle, Great falls, Mont.
Illustration shows
No. 900, 14 inch
Boot, made to mea-
sure and delivered
in U. S. for
H. J. PUTMAN & CO.,
3« HENNEPIN
AVE.
$7.50.
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When cooking is a drudgery and the
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— dainty, toothsome foods — at home or
for picnic outings — you will find
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Libby's Melrose Pate, Veal Loaf, Peerless Dried Belf, Ox Ton™
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RIFLES
HE new high power 25-35, 32-40 and
38-55 calibers have recently been added
to the famous 303 or 3030 Model 1899 Re-
peater. If you hunt large or small game
these sizes will interest you.
Catalog G on Request.
Savage Arms Company
Utica, N. Y., U. S. A.
BAKER & HAMILTON, Pacific Coast
Age?its, San Francisco and Sacramento, Cal.
KITCHEN MONEY
$7,500.00 Donated
To Be Divided Among
Family Cooks
Great numbers of ladies have requested
an extension of time on this contest. It
has been granted; full particulars by mail.
See below.
The sum of $7,500.00 will be distributed
between now and fall among family cooks,
in 735 prizes, ranging from $200.00 to $5.00.
This is done to stimulate better cooking
in the family kitchen. The contest is open
to paid cooks (drop the name "hired girl,"
call them cooks if they deserve it) or to the
mistress of the household if she does the
cooking. The rules ior contest are plain
and simple. Each of the 735 winners of
money prizes will als^ ^receive an engraved
certificate of merit J. ' diploma as a cook.
The diplomas bear the big gilt seal and sig-
nature of the most famous food company in
the world, the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., of
Battle Creek, Mich., the well-known makers
of Postum Coffee and Grape-Nuts. Write
them and address Cookery Department, No.
119, for full particulars.
Great sums of money devoted to such en-
terprises always result in putting humanity
further along on the road to civilization,
U health, comfort and happiness.
Club
Cocktails
Famous the world
over for purity.
They never vary.
The secret of their
perfect blend is that
they are kept six
months before being
drawn off and bot-
tled. Be sure you
have them in your
camp, on the yacht,
and on your outing
trips wherever you
go. Tney are ready and require no
mixing. Simply pour over cracked ice.
For Sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers
Q. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO.
29 BROADWAY, W. Y. HARTFORD, CONN.
vose
PIANOS
have been established over 50 YEARS. By our IfJ
tern of payments every family in moderate circ|
stances can own a VOSE piano. We take old insl
ments in exchange and deliver the new piano in your home free of expwl
Write for catalogue D and explanations.
VOSE & SONS PIANO CO., 160 Boylston St., Boston, Mf|
VOLUME XVt.
NUnBER 3
SEPTEMBER, 1903
$1.00 A YEAR
10c. A COPY
HUNTING ELK IN A WINDFALL;
By E. B. SHANKS, with lull page drawings by CARL RUNOIUS and H. D. NICHOLS.
There comes a time in the life of every
individual when the use of a stimulant
is not only advisable but necessary
AS you approach the calm and mellow evening of your life you
have doubtless learned the value of a pure and wholesome
cereal stimulant to sweeten solitude and keep off the blues.
When choosing a stimulant for medicinal use or purpose of good
cheer endeavor to obtain a mild soothing amiable fluid that does not
inflame or excite, but gently stirs and quickens the life current.
REGISTERED AND SPECIAE BRANDS
Per Gal.
Holiday Pure Rye - 4.00
(Eleven Years Old)
Hermitage Rock & Rye 4.00
Superior
Five pounds of rock candy crystals
to each gallon of seven year old
Hermitage Rye whiskey, is used in
the preparation of our Celebrated
Rock and Rye.
Bon Ton Cocktails - 4.00
Martini, Manhattan, Vermouth,
Whiskey, Tom Gin and Holland
Gin. Carefully prepared from the
choicest materials, perfectly blended.
Ruthven Sherry - 4.00
From Duff, Gordon & Co. Warranted
twenty years in the wood before
bottling. Rich and fruity.
Per Gal.
Old Gold Bourbon - $4.00
(Eleven Years Old)
Jewel Port - 4.00
From Silva & Cosens, Oporto. A
choice product of the grape.
Rainbow Brandy V.0. 4.00
The product of one of the best Ameri-
can Vineyards, with all the medici-
nal qualities of French Brandy.
Jupiter Gin - 4.00
From the Swan Distillery, Schiedam,
Holland,, where Good Gin comes
from. Tastes differ. Many people
appreciate Good Gin. Jupiter is the
best the world affords.
Medford Old Rum - 4.00
From Daniel Lawrence & Sons, Med-
ford, Mass.
On receipt of your order with $6.00, we will ship 6 full quarts
assorted to suit, transportation charges prepaid, to any railroad point
in the United States where the charges for transportation do not
exceed $2.00. You cannot afford to let this chance go by. You
never before had as good an offer.
If you accept our offer you will surely receive the BEST and the
HOST for your money that ever came to you from any similar propo-
sition.
Remit cash in registered letter or by express company or P. O.
money order.
References; Any bank in Boston. Any mercantile agency or
any distiller of importance in the United States.
W. H. JONES & CO^Tosm" SS SB "
ESTABLISHED 185*
RECREATION
Copyright, December, 1902, by G. O. Shields
A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies
:$i.oo A Year.
10 Cents a Copy.
G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA),
Editor and Manager.
23 West 24TH Street,
New York
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER
PAGE
He Was Uttering His Weird Call in Tones as Inspiring and as Musical as the Notes
of a Flute Frontispiece
Hunting Elk in a Windfall. Illustrated E. B. Shanks 167
Some Feathered Folk. Illustrated Martha M. Williams
A Deer Hunt in Mexioo J. K. Eichhorn
Rafting- on the St. Joe. Illustrated Geo. H. Root
Catching a Catfish. Illustrated F. D. Greene
Boh White. Poem Ira Sweet
Quail Shooting in Kentucky A. S. Atkinson
A Leaf from the Log of the Rosamond. Illustrated • Chas. Van Brunt, Jr.
Among the Sandhills John McNeil
Hadn't Lost Any Bear Boyd C. Packer
Jock o' the Gun. Poem Dorothy H. Barron
A Florida Kid on a Camp Hunt. XII
Our Trophies
From the Game Fields 197
Fish and Fishing 206
Guns and Ammunition 211
Natural History 217
The League of Amerioan Sportsmen 223
Forestry 226
Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct, 17, 1894.
171
175
177
181
18a
183
185
187
191
^2
193
i95
Charley Apopka
G. A. Mack
Pure and Impure Foods 229
Book Notices 231
Publisher's Notes 233
Editor's Corner 234
Amateur Photography 238
YOV CAN'T LOSE 'EM
WITH
WASHBURNE'S Kv T ED
FASTENER and K£Y CHAIN
Your keys are always with you. Yon cannot lay them down or
ieave thera anywhere but in your pocket. At your dealers or
sent on receipt of price— Key Rings and Chain, 25c; Cuff
Holders, aoc. a pair; Scarf Holders, 10c. Send for illustrated
catalog.
AMERICAN RING CO., Dept. 44, Waterbary, Conn.
Skin Diseases
Eczema, Salt Rheum, Pimples, Ring-
worm, Itch, Ivy Poison, Acne or other
skin troubles, can be promptly cured by
Hydrozone
Hydrozone is endorsed by leading phy-
sicians. It is absolutely harmless, yet
most powerful healing agent, that cures
by destroying the parasites which cause
these diseases.
Cures sunburn in 24 hours. In cases of
Prickly Heat and Hives it will stop itch-
ing at once, also will relieve mosquito
bites instantly. Take no substitute and
see that every bottle bears my signature.
TriaJ Size, 25 Cents.
At Druggists or by mai.il, from
J^ojuJGuJ^
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F— 59 Prince St., New York.
free:
/Booklet on the rational treat*
\ment of diseases sent free.
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RECREATION.
a
NOTHING SO RARE AS RESTING ON AIR."
TAKING MINE EASE.
The only article in your outing outfit that you can use during the whole year is a
Pneumatic Mattres
OR CUSHION
THE EVER PRESENT ROOT
in the bed of boughs is a thing of the past if you
use a Pneumatic Mattress. A mattress for
home use that you can deflate, pack in your
grip and take with you into camp.
SPRUCE BOUGHS
may make a fine bed. But the genuine Sports-
man prefers a Pneumatic Mattress because he
knows he can do three times the tramping the
day following a night's good sleep.
Sportsman's Cushion
A Yoke to save your shoulders
A Swimming Collar for those
who can't swim.
A Life Preserver in case of
accident.
A Cushion while waiting for
Moose.
A Cushion or Head Rest while
waiting for Duck.
A Protection for your shoulder
if the gun is heavy.
A Cushion for CAMP, BOAT,
OFFICE or HOME.
PRICE $2.00
Carry it in your Pocket, it weighs just One Pound.
Swimming Collar.
Worn around the neck, leaving the arms
free for action. Will support a full-grown
man. Just the thing when learning to swim #
Price, Small Size, $1.50 Large Size, $2.00
Pneumatic Mattress 6 Cushion Company,
2 R South Street, New York City.
Swimming Collar.
RECREATION.
in postage stamps will bring the biggest catch an angler, camber or
sportsman can land — Abercrombie and Fitch's catalogue R, 160 pages,
cuts and prices.
We guarantee to furnish a more satisfactory fisherman's outfit than can
be obtained elsewhere.
Complete outfits for explorers, campers and prospectors. Camp outfits
from the most modest and practical to the most complete and luxurious.
Compare our prices on tents, clothing, cooking outfits, folding buckets, camp packs, cots, chairs, food bags folding
shelves, guns, boots, moccasins, sleeping bags, pack saddles, stoves, pneumatic beds, cushions, duffle bags pack 'harness
folding bakers, folding lanterns, rolling tables, fishing tackle, shoes, covers, &c. '
314=316 BR04DWAY, NEW YOPK CITY
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Decorate Your Den
With a set of the most beautiful
Hunting and Fishing Pictures
ever made.
15 Plates. Size for Framing, 18x24 inches
SUBJECTS :
ELK HUNTING SALMON FISHING
MOOSE HUNTING TROUT FISHING
I HY. SANDHAM
MALLARD SHOOTING — BLACK BASS FISHING — c. e. denton
TARPON FISHING — BLUE FISHING — fred s. cozzens
ANTELOPE HUNTING — GOOSE SHOOTING — fred remington
GROUSE SHOOTING — WILD TURKEY HUNTING— R. F. ZOGBAUM
MUSKALONGE FISHING — f. h. taylor
DEER HUNTING — a. b. frost
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP HUNTING — e. knobel
These 15 plates are lithographed in true colors of nature and altogether make
one of the finest series of pictures of outdoor sports ever published.
ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT $50 A SET
I have bought the last of them and can furnish a complete set for 15 yearly
subscriptions to Recreation,
Or will Sell at $10 a Set
I also have enlargements of the following photographs:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOATS
Published on pages 90, 91, 92, and 93 of the February issue of Recreation,
$5 a set.
WOOD DUCK SHOOTING
Published on page 95 of the February issue of Recreation, $'.50 each.
Address : RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New Yof k City
RECREATION.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
* * THE, MOOSE HUNT. # *
Stands for canoe,
Which all must agree
Floats rather too deeply
To stand any sea.
Just means the packs,
In which we have stored
All dunnage that's needed
For sport, bed or board*
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Was the rover,
Full sixteen hands tall,
Whofce antlers are gracing
Our snug, study's walL
For further particulars apply to
ROBERT KERR, Passenger Traffic Manager, MONTREAL.
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RECREATION.
No Picture
can show you the good qualities of the Kenwood
Sleeping Bag. You must see a complete combina-
tion bag to understand how perfectly it is adapted to
the use of every man who sleeps out of doors or in a
tent, under all conditions of climate and weather.
If your dealer does not have the Kenwood Sleep-
ing Bag, write us for samples, prices and full informa-
tion, then decide which quality you want and order it
on approval. If it does not suit you in every way return
it. We pay charges both ways. Don't buy any other
sleeping bag or blankets before you have seen the
Kenwood.
THE KENWOOD MILLS
ALBANY, N. Y.
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SPRATT'S PATENT
Cat Food
A LL breeders of high-class or exhibition cats have
come to the conclusion from practical experience
that an excessive meat diet, raw or cooked, is in"
jurious to cats that are kept in confinement. It is also
bad for the coat and it is difficult with unsystematic feed-
ing to keep the animal in exhibition form.
C«—»4«><. lY.ff.t has revolutionized the old method
aprati s Patent ,«-..-,,-, A A
r of Feeding Cats and prepared an
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necessary quantity of meat, together with other ingre-
dients calculated to keep the cat in good health and ex-
hibition form.
ft has been used for many years at the National Cat
Shows held in the English Crystal Palace; also at the
American National Cat Show in Madison Square Garden
and at most large exhibitions, besides which it is in
constant use at the leading catteries. The increasing
demand for it is the best proof of its virtues and value.
Price:— $4.00 per 50 lbs.; $2.25 per 25 lbs;; $1.00 per 10
lbs.; Carton, 25c. Sample box, 5c. Postage (6c. extra. )
Write for our Catalogue, "Dog Culture," (with a chap-
ter on Cats) and practical chapters on the feeding, kenneling
and management of dogs, post free.
SPRATT'S PATENT (AM.) Ltd.
450 Market St., Newark, N. J.
714 S. Fourth St., St. Louis, Mo.
1324 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal.
Manufacturers of all kinds of Dog Foods and Medicines
" The groves were God's first temples."
SEPTEMBER
IN THE
ADIRONDACKS
No finer place in September can
be found than the Adirondacks.
The air is cool and bracing, the
fishing fine, the scenery beautiful,
and they can be reached in a night
from Boston, New York or Niagara
Falls. All parts of the Adiron-
dacks are reached by the
NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES
A copy of No. 20 of the "Four-Track Series."
"The Adirondacks and How to Reach Them,"
will be sent free on receipt of a 2-cent stamp by-
George H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent,
New York Central R. R., Grand Central Station,
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Sitting Bull's Last Medicine.
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Crossing the Plains 30 Years Ago.
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A Mountain Lion Hunt by Night.
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Trouting on Clark's Fork.
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Ducking off Machipongo.
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A Tempestuous Cruise.
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Hans the Wolf Hunter.
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How Some Women Went Shooting.
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Number 3
HUNTING ELK IN A WINDFALL.
E. B. SHANKS.
It was a warm afternoon late in
September when we left the trail and
plunged into the hills, looking for a
desirable camping spot. We finally
unpacked well up among the ridges
West of the Buffalo fork of the Snake
river, in Western Wyoming.
We had lived on salt side for some
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My friend Parker, of Galesville, Wis-
consin, was anxious to at least see a
band of elk at home in their mountain
range. All the other boys had either
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the rim rock from the heavy drifts of
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nal there.
It' was an ideal place for game, and
I cautioned Parker to be prepared to
meet a grizzly face to face and to be
ready with his rifle to shoot quickly
and with his nerve to shoot steadily.
We advanced a few steps at a time,
then paused and closely scrutinized
everything about us. I was a few
feet in advance. Looking about, I
became suddenly aware that we were
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in the midst of a splendid band of elk,
quietly feeding. I had previously de-
termined to do no shooting. I threw
myself flat on the ground and at a
sign Parker did likewise. I then di-
rected him to advance a few paces to
a large boulder from behind which
I felt sure he would be screened
from sight and at the same time have
a better view of the band. Parker was
a true sportsman and had determined
to shoot at nothing unless it wore ant-
lers. As I crawled to his side he said
deliberately,
"There is not a bull among them."
I could not believe this, as the band
numbered about 30.
"Yes, there is, too !" he exclaimed,
jumping to his feet. He raised his
Savage and fired.
"I missed him, sure," was his next
remark. He was shooting at a sleek,
fat, 2-year-old bull that had deliber-
ately crossed through between some
evergreens in front of us. The bull
soon emerged into view again, a little
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startled.
"There he is !" from Parker, fol-
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"I have missed him again !" he ex-
claimed, as the* buck again disap-
peared, only to reappear a little far-
ther on^ to receive another broadside
and to disappear again.
The band was startled, but had
made no effort to run away, as they
had neither seen us nor winded us.
Cows and calves were all about us,
sleek and fat, but they were safe. We
had not come after them.
I was intently watching them and
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the other details of our surroundings,
drawing inspiration at every breath
from the beautiful scene, when I was
surprised at a shrill peal from the sil-
very bugle of the "lord of the band."
Looking to the left, up close to the
lake where an opening in the forest al-
lowed the sunshine to stream down
about him, I saw an immense bull,
with a set of magnificent antlers.
With his head thrown well up, he was
uttering his call in tones as inspiring
and musical as the notes of a flute.
Those of the band near him made
toward him, and turning, with steps
as proud as an emperor's and without
even breaking his walk, he strode off
down the gulch, followed by the band.
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surely and falling in behind the others,
all followed their gallant leader and
disappeared from view in the forest
below.
We walked slowly after them, Par-
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him the spike bull and had deprived
the camp of fresh meat. We care-
fully examined the ground his target
had so leisurely passed over, for some
traces of his bombardment. We
found where some of the bullets had
struck, but farther than that we could
find nothing.
"He was just about to disappear
behind those evergreens this side of
that big log as I took my last shot at
him," said Parker as we turned down
the gulch.
"Better look the other side of the
log," I suggested. "You will prob-
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at me incredulously, but started for
the log. As he reached it he wheeled
about, jerked his hat from his head,
waved it and joyously exclaimed,
"He's here !"
This was good news, as it meant
meat, in addition to the royal sport we
were having.
We prepared the buck for trans-
portation to camp and resumed our
homeward journey. We had scarcely
gone ioo yards when we made the
discovery that we were surrounded,
actually hemmed in, by a covey of
mountain grouse. We enjoyed a few
moments of rare sport, shooting off
heads with our rifles, as they swayed
and bobbed unsteadily among the
branches of the evergreens.
We left them after Securing a brace
apieCe* Parker was carrying the liver
of the elk just killed. We followed
down the gulch, picking our way over
so much down timber that we were
doubtful about reaching the game we
had killed, with the pack horses. We
emerged from the timber on open
ground just as the sun was setting.
Sitting down on the last log crossed,
we rested and were enjoying the scene
before us, when a band of 8 cow elk
came over a hill between us and the
river, half a mile away. The band
was about 300 yards away, coming
straight toward us up the mountain.
They had advanced into sight but a
short distance when we observed, a
little to the left and nearly parallel
with them, a large bull coming lei-
surely in our direction.
"Had I better shoot at that fel-
low ?" said Parker, looking intently at
the bull, which was then about 225
yards away.
I was undecided what to say. It
was probable we could never get a
pack horse up to where he had killed
the other elk. Here was a chance for
him to get a set of horns and at the
same time get meat that there would
be no trouble in packing into camp.
"Yes, let him have it."
Parker dropped on one knee and
fired quickly. The bull turned and
walked toward the cows, picking his
way as if his feet were sore.
At the second shot he humped his
back slightly. The third shot was
fired as he was nearly out of sight in
a slight depression in the ground.
Parker was terribly chagrined, think-
ing he had scored a series of misses.
After the bull's body had disap-
peared from sight his horns were still
visible. They suddenly disappeared,
IN THE WINDFALL,
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and in their place I felt certain I had
seen his heels. I consoled Parker by
telling him I was sure he had killed
his game.
We found the bull lying as nearly
on his back as it was possible for him
to lie, with 3 bullet holes through
him, any one of which would have
killed him.
Next day the meat was packed in.
We saved nearly all of it, Parker and
Paterson packing most of the first elk
on their backs down to where we
could reach it with the horses.
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SONG OF THE HUNTER.
F. D. A.
Away to the hills and the wooded dell,
Where woodcock, grouse and squirrels
dwell ;
To the haunts of the fox, who from his lair
Steals on the unsuspecting hare.
Where stately trees their shadows cast
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Tom Coffin was the most engaging of
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He quit scolding when approached, twit-
tering a welcome instead, the while drop-
ping his wings in gentle deprecation. By
and by he grew so tame he was given the
freedom of the whole house. It was pretty
then to see him fly upon the head of his
mistress, gently tweak her hair, then make
a fluttering hop to her shoulder and peck
at her earrings. The earrings were tiny
golden half moons, and Tom Coffin seemed
TOM'S ORCHARD NEMESIS
where his cage
hung- Tom often
hopped upon the
bucket's rim and
balanced there daint-
ily a minute; but
never tried to touch
the water even when
the bucket was so full he might easily
have sipped it. But as certainly as
water was left standing in a shallow
basin on the table beside the bucket,
Tom plunged into it, splashing and
spluttering to his heart's content, seeming
to prefer it infinitely to his own bath in-
side the cage. When he came out of the
water he hopped laboriously upon the ba-
sin rim, stood still a minute, then ruffled
every feather and gave himself a tremen-
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RECREATION.
dous shake. As the weather grew warm he
flew in and out at will. Horses grazed
sometimes in the yard, and left deep, cuppy
tracks in the turf. When the spring rains
made of those tracks little clear pools Tom
Coffin made a point of bathing in every
pool. He sank his little red body clear
under water, spread his wings, lay down,
now on this side, now on that, wallowing
as a fowl wallows in dust, but always keep-
ing his head out, and whirling round and
round so as to look on every side of him.
Tom would have been perfectly happy
in captivity but for the fact that he had a
skulking enemy, a pestilent fellow who
lived behind something white and clear
and hard, who mimicked every motion
Tom made, even to rushing at him with
lowered wings, ruffled crest and open bill.
Notwithstanding, Tom could never get at
him. After a dozen ineffectual rushes, the
first time he discovered this mocker, Tom
walked first to one side, then the other,
of the hard, white, shining thing that kept
them apart, peeped behind it several
times, then turned away puzzled, only to
find as he walked back in front of the
white thing that the bird he could not find
was there again. After 2 or 3 further in-
effectual rushes, Tom withdrew a little
way, scolding loudly. He saw the other
bird also scolding, raising and lowering
his crest, his throat pulsing in a loud clut-
tering skirl. Tom turned his back con-
temptuously on the coward, flew off to
his cage, hopped upon the highest perch
there, and sang his loudest and most tri-
umphant song, stopping every little
while to hear if the other bird was also
singing. At length, however, he be-
came satisfied that the other fellow was
out of it, and though he never failed to
fight a bit when the 2 came face to face,
it was evidently not a real battle; only a
sham one to save the situation. After a
dash or 2 Tom flew away, to a tree out-
side, or to the top of a tall window, seem-
ing to say in song, "Really, that fellow is
beyond endurance, but you see I have
punished him as he deserves."
A red winged blackbird made himself
exceedingly conspicuous about the house,
and more especially in the marsh below the
orchard, during a part of Tom's sojourn in
the family. He seemed to take delight in
bantering and teasing Tom, though he may
not have meant his visits in that way. His
call seemed discordant and defiant, what-
ever his meaning may have been. Tom was
always ready to accept the challenge, if it
were such, and that no battle was really
fought was due to the fact that this red
winged visitor seemed to believe in the old
adage that the bird that calls and flies away
may live to call another day.
Tom's courtship was high comedy with
a tragic ending. In April his cage was
swung in a damson tree some little way
from the front porch and the door was
propped open. Tom slept in the cage every
night, though by daylight he ranged the
whole orchard, garden and hedge row.
FLIRTING.
The second day outside his mistress found
him flirting with a small, very shy.
browny red person, who flitted out of
sight almost the minute she was seen.
A BED OF ROSE LEAVES.
But she came almost to the cage with
Tom when he sought his perch, and
answered his sleepy love calls in plaintive
SOME FEATHERED FOLK.
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tremolo. Still it took him a week to coax
her inside the cage, and once there she
shot out when somebody laughed on the
porch. The next day she fluttered all
around, but would not go in, though Tom
was hopping in and out, carrying bits of
bark and sticks, in sign that he thought
it high time nest making was begun. All
the while he called to her and was an-
swered. Toward sundown another cardinal
began calling love to the little browny red
thing. She set her head doubtfully
on one side and piped a weak answer.
Tom heard it, dashed out of the cage
and at the intruder, who was flying to-
ward the damson tree. At once the 2
clinched, tussling so fiercely they fell to
the ground. A big stray cat, gaunt and
white, darted from the ambush of the
garden fence, tried to catch both birds,
did catch poor Tom, and before he could
be forced to drop his prey so mangled
Tom Coffin that the bird died in 5
minutes.
Of course, Tom had a fine funeral. His
mistress wrapped him in a linen napkin
and laid him away in a cigar box, cush-
ioned with pink rose leaves. The grave
was at the foot of a big rose bush, and
LITTLE DORRITT AND PIER LORD.
every year drifts of the same pink petals
lie heaped above it.
Little Dorritt was a hedge sparrow, the
meekest, mildest creature that ever was
victimized by a hectoring, peevish mate.
She had a dreadful time building her nest.
It was begun first in a gooseberry bush,
handily low, yet well fenced about with
thorny stalks. She worked there half a
day, carrying in grass and fine roots and
industriously weaving them together.
Her lord, meantime, after fetching a sin-
gle stick, sat scolding and raising his
feathers amid the raspberry bushes just
beyond. Toward afternoon he made a
dash at the nest, plumped down in it,
and with beak and wings wrecked it com-
pletely. Then, with his mouth full of
fragments, he flew out and away to a
stubby swinging syringa bough, flung
down the nest stuff insecurely in a small
crotch of it, and set up a hoarse twitter-
ing, full of command.
Little Dorritt followed him meekly,
bringing with her other fragments of her
ruined nest. When she dropped them in
the nest crotch and began whirling around
to weave them in place, her mate pecked
her and sent her flying, then hopped into
the new nest and began aranging it to
suit himself. He kept this up until it was
finished, never letting poor little Dor-
ritt set one twig or hair to please herself.
There is no denying he was a good archi-
tect. The finished nest was round and
firm as a cup, beautifully smooth inside,
and lined with the softest, finest hairs.
But it would have been hard on the little
wife if those watching the family's estab-
lishment had not pitied her to the degree
of putting much nest stuff, fine curving
grass stems, roots, hairs and soft string
where she could lay beak on them without
flying more than 20 yards.
Possibly she grew wonted to the watch-
ers in the flying, or it may be she felt
the helpful impulse of strength so much
greater than her own. Certain it is, that
as she brooded her 4 greeny blue eggs
she never resented a friendly presence,
but sat on the nest to be looked at, and
would take worms or cherries from the
hand if it approached her over her shoul-
der. Then she lifted her beak, opened it
and twittered faint thanks. But if the of-
ferings came facing her she drew her
head back, tucked it down even with the
edge of the nest and sat shivering all
through. She grew to like having her
back stroked gently with one finger.
Whole cherries she could not swallow.
They had to be Seeded and pulled in 2.
Even then she ate them under protest,
but slugs and cut worms were her
delight. She swallowed 7 big cut worms,
3 slugs and a dozen flies once within
half an hour. At least, her human friends
gave her that number at short intervals,
and her cantankerous mate, no more can-
tankerous, but most anxious and lover
like, fed her others between times. As
his was not the temperament of self de-
nial, the people in watch decided that a
pair of active sparrows must consume
THE CACHE.
every day about twice their own weight
in insects, not to name grass and weed
seed.
Belial was a thief; whether from nature
or environment is uncertain. He was also
a jay, and further, a popinjay, with an
abnormally developed taste for gauds and
gewgaws. Red things, shiny things, ap-
pealed to him irresistibly. He was
hatched, and lived all his life, among
some tall oaks in the back yard of a
bachelor's establishment. The bachelor
was somewhat a sportsman, also some-
what rheumatic. As a consequence he
wore red woolen next his skin. When
the garments hung drying on the line
Belial flew down to peck at them, and
sometimes, if they were worn a bit, to
tear them and fly triumphantly away with
a red strip fluttering in his beak. He also
carried off buttons, empty cartridge shells,
fragments of looking glass, bits of tin,
and silver spoons if he could get them.
That happened not infrequently until the
black housekeeper learned his habits. She
was given to washing dishes out in the
shade of the oaks, always took her time
over the work, and sometimes also took
naps. Belial darted down then, snatched
a spoon, dropped it if he found it too
heavy and picked a lighter one. For long
nobody in the least suspected him. He
might never have been suspected, indeed,
if he had not been caught in the act of
trying to fly away with a child's toy tin
cup.
Then the trees, all his haunts indeed,
were searched for stolen goods. Nothing
whatever was found. What became of his
pilferings threatened to be a standing
mystery, but was solved in the end by a
lucky accident. There was a dead tree
full of woodpecker holes in the edge
of the woods ioo yards away. It blew
down, split partly open in falling, and
there, plain to view, in one of the holes,
was a mass of gay colored bits, tangled
up with other bits that shone. There, too
was Belial, fluttering above the fallen
trunk, shouting with each wag of the tail,
"Ja-ay Raa-ait! Jaa-ay Raa-a-ait!" as
who should say, "Things are at a pretty
pass when an honest fellow must lose his
small accumulations this way."
Mrs. Muggins — Did you hear about your
neighbor? She was overcome by coal gas.
Mrs. Buggins — That's just like them. I
suppose they were afraid people wouldn't
know they had coal. — Philadelphia Record.
174
A DEER HUNT IN MEXICO.
J. K. EICHHORN.
I have been an ardent hunter from boy-
hood. I was born and raised in Germany,
where a possible inherent destructiveness
of the young huntsman meets its first check
by the law, if from ethical reasons he feels
not constrained to keep from brutalizing
himself. The game laws are enforced and
executed, as all German laws are, with
promptness and precision. I am thoroughly
in accord with the spirit of Recreation,
of which I have been a reader for years.
In the main range of the Sierra Madre
mountains, in Mexico, deer and turkeys are
abundant. The deer there are all white-
tails, Cariacus virginianus, though only
a little farther to the North and still in
this State, as in Sonora and Coahuila, the
blacktail or mule deer, Cariacus macrotis,
"veiiados burros/' as the natives call them,
may frequently be found.
The wild turkey in these latitudes
grows, I am told, to a size unusually large.
My friend, Boon Barker, a hunter who
has his superior nowhere, and not many
equals, and who never deviates from the
truth in a hunting story — yes, quite right,
Mr. Shields ; a remarkable fellow — has
stated to me that a year or 2 ago he saw a
gobbler, dressed, shipped through here by
express and marked 18 kilos (about 39^2
pounds) as his weight. On a hunting
trip which I took with Boon Barker 2 years
ago I shot the first and only turkey I have
ever bagged, and he weighed not less than
35 pounds, dressed. His home and harem
lay in the beautiful Sierra Banderas, i 1 /^
days' horseback ride West of Guatimape, a
station about 3 hours' ride by rail from
Durango. If this statement of weight be
throwing a bone of contention among my
brother Nimrods, all I would say to them
is, "Come down here and do likewise !"
Occasionally bears, black, cinnamon and
silvertip, are encountered. On the above
mentioned hunt, lasting 32 days, Barker
shot a 3 year old cinnamon she bear, fur in
fair condition, in the Sierra Candela, a 2
days' horseback ride Northeast from San-
tiago Papasquiaro. He saw 8 bears during
that trip, including a black bear with 4
cubs. After the elusive turkey, bear cer-
tainly is the shyest game on foot.
August 20, 1902, I laid low with the first
shot ever fired from the new barrel on my
45-90 single shot Winchester a fine 3 year
old buck, and by way of initiating the ex-
cellent Marble hunting knife you gave me,
plunged it into his sticking place. I have
dubbed the 45-90 single a gentleman's rifle
par excellence, because it does not even
suggest wholesale slaughter of game, which
your rapid fire, smokeless, high power mag-
azine guns certainly do ; and this 45-90
serves well all legitimate, pleasurable pur-
poses of hunting. I had followed this deer,
in territory about 6 miles from here, 2
consecutive days over an area of probably
3 square miles, which he inhabited as the
only one of his tribe, and had seen him 5
times before he gave me a shot. The sixth
time he stood less than 100 yards away,
looking at me from behind a huge Span-
ish dagger plant, his fine head, only, ex-
posed, with horns in the velvet. I thought I
was close enough to detect fright, but above
all, utter amazement in his large, express-
ive eyes, over this sixth reappearance of
that 2 legged creature, his arch enemy,
whom he had probably concluded an ap-
parition.
I sank down on my right knee, aimed
where I thought his throat or his brisket
must be, and let fly. I had a hollow point
cartridge in the chamber, the efficiency of
which I wished to try on game. At the
roar of my rifle, the buck wheeled like a
flash and disappeared with a few bounds,
flag down and head stretched in line with
his body, over a slight rise of the ground.
That flag staying down and a certain heavi-
ness in his locomotion assured me that my
aim had been true. I went over the rise,
and 40 steps from where he stood when I
fired lay my noble quarry, in such a pose as
famous sculptors might have gloated over.
His handsome head faced his last tracks,
and he rested, slightly inclined, gracefully
against the sturdy trunk of the plant, as if
in sleep. I confess I have never shot one
of these beautiful creatures without, when
'twas done, feeling remorse ; yet I have
earned all the deer I have ever killed if
hard, persistent tramping and other exer-
tions count for aught.
A big pool of blood had scarcely dis-
colored the dark, rusty red sand under the
buck's black, delicate nostrils. The bullet
hole was about 3 inches back of the right
shoulder and ranging almost straight to
the opposite side. ' The ball had pierced the
upper part of the heart and a lobe of the
lungs, making its exit apparently in 2
parts ; as 2 holes, % of an inch apart and
each of the size of that made by the enter-
ing bullet, indicated. The skin, when taken
off, proved much bloodshot, from back of
the ears to within 10 inches of the root of
the tail. There was also an undiscolored
stripe, 6 inches wide, from the brisket back
to the end. The knife brought not over
an ounce or 2 of blood.
Yes, my shot was a chance one.
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RECREATION.
The less pleasant aftermath over, and no
trees being near, I covered my venison
well with brush, after having pried open
the breastbone and inserted a stick to ad-
mit as much air as possible into the carcass.
Then came a pipe, over which I was caught
by dusk.
Darkness has a habit, in these parts,
of following close on the heels of twi-
light. It was pitch dark when I mount-
ed my horse. I gave him the reins and
he showed much sagacity in taking me
to the home of my friend Barker, which I
reached about 9 p. m.
AMATEUR PHOTO Br A. BURRITT.
A REMARKABLE REFLECTION.
Bridge over Mahoning river, Lowellville, Ohio. Taken just before sunrise.
SEPTEMBER.
L. C. ELERICK.
There's a dreamy haze o'er valley and hill;
There's a hush in the ambient air;
There's a quieter tone to the rollicking rill,
And a peacefulness everywhere.
On the forest leaves is a touch of gold,
And the red and the crimson show
That another summer is growing old,
And calmly preparing to go.
The song of the wish-ton-wish no more
Is heard 'neath the aging trees;
The oriole passes a continent o'er
And sings by the Southern seas.
The swallow has gone, and the bluebird
demure,
And the finch with bright red breast;
And with happiness, quiet and holy and.
pure,
All nature is sinking to rest.
RAFTING ON THE ST. JOE.
GEO. H. ROOT.
Photos by the Author.
I had been often told that a trip down
the St. Joe was a perilous undertaking and
that few who made it cared to repeat the
experience. But the love of adventure, and
a desire to be out of doors got the best of
me. Early in September, 1901, I, with F,. J.
Our first day out was uneventful. It
began to rain as we started. On top of
the divide between Placer and Slate creeks,
we ran into a stiff snow storm, but the
trail led most of the way through heavy
timber which protected us. That night we
THE START.
Martin and Geo. T.Atteberry, left Wallace,
Idaho, to cross the Bitter Root and strike
the St. Joe river about 60 miles above
where it empties into Lake Cceur D'Alene.
We engaged Ralph Sebastian, an experi-
enced packer, to carry our outfit to the
river. For company on the return trip,
Ralph took along a chum of his, named
Kemp, as gritty a boy as I ever met.
camped on the divide between Placer and
Slate creeks. The next morning being
clear and bright we went on.
About 4 miles down the creek, the trail
zig-zags up a steep mountain. There it
was that Martin decided to follow the
creek to the river, which we supposed was
distant about 7 miles, George and Kemp
went with him, while Ralph and I, with
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RECREATION.
the pack horse, essayed the climb of what
seemed to me the highest and steepest
mountain on earth. When about half way
up, it began raining; by the time we
reached the summit it was dark and the
rain had turned to snow and sleet, which,
driven by the wind, penetrated our mackin-
toshes as if they were cheesecloth. But
we had promised to meet the boys at the
appearance on arrival at our camp next
day, the boys must have spent as unpleas-
ant a night as Ralph and I had.
It seems that the place where we sepa-
rated was fully 14 miles from the mouth
of Slate creek; but thinking they had
plenty of time, the boys took it easy and
night overtook them half wav to the river.
There the canyon becomes narrow and
LARGEST CATCH ON THE TRIP.
mouth of Slate creek. We got out some
candles and 2 small tin pails, which, with
holes punched in the sides to stick the
candles through, made good enough lan-
terns to travel by. With their light we
made the descent. Reaching the St. Joe
about midnight, we signaled for our com-
panions several times by firing a shot gun.
As we heard no reply we stretched our
tarpaulin and turned in.
m Meantime, according to Martin's ver-
sion and judging from their dilapidated
the creek rapid; and having no light the
boys were compelled to camp under the
sheltering boughs of a cedar. They were
wet to the skin, from the rain and from
crossing the creek many times during the
afternoon. One had a Recreation water-
proof matchbox, so they were able to make
a fire, or a smoke, as Kemp called it. And
there on a bed of rocks, just at the- edge
of the roaring stream, they passed the
night.
Next morning they washed their smoke-
RAFTING ON THE ST. JOE.
179
grimed faces, lit their pipes in lien of break-
fast, and started for the St. Joe. They
reached our camp about 11 o'clock, just
in time to help empty a kettleful of bacon
and beans that I had prepared.
The afternoon we spent building our
raft. We cut 2 dry cedar logs 18 feet long
and about 14 inches in diameter, split them,
spiked on 4 strong crossbars, built an up-
per deck with split cedar boards and were
ready to set sail.
Late in the afternoon it cleared a little,
and after whipping the stream about an
hour Martin and George came in with 3
trout. This stirred Ralph and Kemp to
emulation, and with a willow pole, a bit
of line, and a white miller that I gave
them, they went 200 yards down stream
and returned in 30 minutes with 12 one-
pounders. Our supper that night was
surely immense ; in the language of the
Florida kid, "If I ever et anythin' that
good before I kaint recollect it."
Next morning we rolled our outfit in 2
tarpaulins, placed them on the upper deck
on the raft, made both fast with * jpe, bid
Ralph and Kemp good bye, untied our
anchor line and were off. Where we
launched our raft, the St. Joe is about 80
yards wide, and there is a long stretch of
rapids just below. We had provided 3
long cedar poles for steering and 2 paddles
for still water. As we moved from the
bank toward the main channel, our light
raft was caught by the swift current and
carried along at great speed.
A feeling of mingled awe and pleasure
kept us silent until we had shot the rapids
and were gliding placidly on smooth water.
Other rapids came in quick succession and
we soon recovered from our first nervous-
ness and felt at home on our raft.
Martin rigged his split bamboo, and at
the first cast reeled in a big trout. This
was more than I could stand and I was
soon his first assistant. Poor George, who
had never caught anything but catfish,
back in Missouri, did not take readily to
trout fishing. Every time he got a strike
he tried to yank the fish's head off. By
noon we had all the trout we wanted ; so,
heading for shore, we were soon landed
and all hands busy around the camp fire.
Late in the afternoon we went aboard
and ran down to the mouth of South Fork,
or Marble creek. There we found some
wickiups, built by a party who had preceded
us, and tied up for the night. After pass-
ing Marble creek the trout were so plen-
tiful that, as Martin said, even a Missourian
could catch them. But when George land-
ed the largest fish of the lot, Martin was
mad.
Our bill of fare on the trip consisted of
grouse, ducks and trout, with bacon and
beans, flapjacks, and an occasional pudding
on the side.
The next few days were spent in drift-
ing with the current, and a royal time we
had. We had been cautioned about the
danger of going over the Flysterical, Black
Prince, and Hell Gate rapids. We had
expected to let the raft down over them
with a rope. But Martin had become so
expert with the pole, that we ran the 3
rapids without mishap. Our only accident
occurred when, as I was standing on the
rear end and poling in opposition to Mar-
tin, we ran head on a big boulder, and
Martin was pitched about 10 feet forward
into swift water. He did not say a word,
but the look he gave me expressed his
thoughts.
The first sign of civilization we came
across was at Elk prairie, a few miles
above slack water. Just as we rounded a
bend in the river, we saw a tent on the
bank and a man emerging therefrom, who
hailed us with a cheery "Hey there ! come
over and have a jolt." The echo of his
voice had barely returned from the oppo-
site bank, when George and Martin were
pulling wildly for the shore. The "jolt"
consisted of about 2 inches of good whis-
ky in the bottom of a tincup.
We learned that a man coming down the
river the day before in a canoe, had killed
a bear 2 miles above the camp ; also that
it was the 14th bear killed that fall be-
tween Marble creek and the head of navi-
gation, a distance of 35 miles.
In a few days we were at St. Joe, and
it was like parting from a friend, when
we transferred our baggage from the raft
to the steamboat. The next day we had a
beautiful ride down the river and across
lake Cceur D'Alene to Harrison, where we
took the train fpr home.
Mr. Smith (in street car) — Madam, take
my seat.
Mrs. Jones (who has been standing
15 minutes) — No, thanks. I get off at
the next corner.
Mr. Smith— That's all right. So do I.—
Chicago Journal.
■'.". '. •■:■■ . . ■: ■ ■' ■ ■ >:: ■■.
VS**?
^■$iM-^ ^Sfc't-'sQ&fM,
"I CAN GO TO SLEEP AND CATCH MORE FISH THAN YOU CAN, AWAKE."
J§9
CATCHING A CATFISH.
F. D. GREENE.
One September day, a few years ago, El-
mer, Joe and I went to the Ore Beds, a fine
bit of fishing water in the Des Moines river,
1 4 miles from town . We had procured bait
the previous day, and at 3:45 we were off.
Bristol steel rods, wading pants, dry cloth-
ing in case of accidents, minnow seine,
horse feed, lunch, etc., filled the wagon
box. A few minutes' drive took us to the
creek where our bait had been planted. I
hastened to where we had sunk the pail, at
the roots of an overhanging tree, where
the water was about 4 feet deep. A strong
twine tied the pail to the roots of the tree.
Grasping the tree with my left hand I
reached down to untie the cord. I weighed
200 pounds. The earth crumbled, and
with a tremendous splash I went to the
creek bottom. I scrambled out and
carrying the pail with me returned to the
wagon, the water running off my clothing
in streams and sloshing in my boots. Of
course my appearance was the signal for
hilarity, but I climbed in and we drove on.
The other boys were more experienced
anglers than I, and always delighted in
advising me how to hook my bait, how to
cast, when to strike, etc. On this occasion
my tumble into the creek gave them an
opening of which they were not slow to
take advantage. I was at odds against 2,
but I finally made this proposition: We
were to bait up and start even; the last to
land his first fish was to be thrown into the
river, fully dressed, by the remaining 2 ; to
be debarred from fishing any more that
day; to prepare lunch, carry minnows to
the others, and, in fact, be at the beck
of the others for the remainder of the day.
This proposition was a stunner, but
they dared not squeal, so it was agreed to.
Arrived at the river, we went down to a
sand bar, just touched by the rising sun.
This bar was about 3 feet high. Where
the river washed its edge it was hard and
wet, but the top was dry and warm, and
made a comfortable seat.
Rods were put together, hooks baited,
and at the word, 3 minnows sailed out and
dropped softly in the river. The contest
was on. We cast and reeled in, east again
and allowed the bait to drift with the cur-
rent. Two hours went by and not one of
the 3 got a bite.
Elmer had been out late the evening be-
fore, and, as' the sun grew warm, he be-
came sleepy and finally called out,
"You fellows can't catch fish anyhow.
I can go to sleep and catch more fish than
you can awake."
He put on a lively chub and sticking
the butt of his rod into the sand bank,
with the click on his reel set, he dropped
down on the warm sand and was soon
snoring comfortably.
Joe and I continued to work every point
we knew, but to no avail. Elmer had been
sleeping about 15 minutes, when we heard
his reel. Instantly he awoke, grasped his
rod and struck.
"I told you I could go to sleep and
catch 'em," he shouted, as he reeled in a
3 pound catfish. This he slipped on the
string which was tied to the handle of the
minnow bucket, and which always held
Joe's hook extractor.
Joe and I, of course, were quite sore, but
took it good naturedly. Elmer baited
anew, cast out into the current, stuck his
rod in the sand and with a final chuckle and
a repetition of his former boast was soon
asleep again.
Waiting till I knew he was asleep, I
strolled down to where I could cast over
his line, and after 2 or 3 attempts, hooked
it and carefully drew it in. Joe was ready
with the catfish, taken from the string, and
setting the hook on Elmer's line into its
back, just forward of the tail, we turned
it loose, hurried back to our posts and
were industriously fishing when, in about
3 minutes there was a terrific buzz of El-
mer's reel. With a wild yell he grasped
the rod and shouted.
"Listen at that! He's a whale, sure!"
He struck, and holding the butt of the
rod against his waist, shouted,
"I'm afraid I can't land him!"
Meanwhile the catfish was making des-
perate efforts to get away and not being
handicapped by having the hook in his
mouth, was making Elmer's rod bend and
taking out line in his rushes, till he had
nearly all of it. Then it became a case of
reel in or lose the fish.
Joe and I had rushed to Elmer and were
giving him all kinds of advice about hand-
ling the "whale"; commenting on its
strength shown ^by the way the rod bent,
adding all we could to the excitement, and
urging him to land his fish. He was
white with excitement, and his face and
actions were a study as he carefully reeled
in. The catfish was evidently getting tired,
and was coming easier every moment. I
made a rush for my rod which was stuck in
the bank, farther up stream, and Joe fol-
lowed. It was impossible to say what
Elmer would do when he discovered the
situation.
In a few moments he brought to view his
whale. He stood petrified for a few
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seconds till the joke dawned fully on
him. Then he was a wild man. Joe
waded part way across the river for
safety. I rolled on the sand and howled.
It was all over with Elmer in a few min-
utes, but it was hot while it lasted. He
tired himself out with the violence of his
emotions. Then he sat down on the sand
and was quiet a while. Finally he cut out
the hook, strung the catfish again and, with
a sickly grin, remarked,
"I'll get even with you boys yet;" after
which he went to sleep again, but did not
put out any bait.
Shortly after he went to sleep Joe caught
a small pike which swallowed the hook.
He untied the string, with Elmer's catfish
on it, to use the hook extractor, and after
putting his pike on a separate string, for-
got to tie the other one to the pail. The
catfish promptly swam away taking the
hook extractor with him on the end of the
stringer. I also landed a pike, and when
I went to the pail to get bait, I discovered
the loss of the cat and the extractor.
Thereupon Joe and I agreed to affirm that
Elmer had not caught a catfish; that he had
not been awake since setting his rod; that
he must have dreamed about the catfish;
and as we each had a fish to show and he
had none, we would make a bluff to throw
him into the river, as agreed.
It was about noon, so to make our bluff
good, we shouted at Elmer to wake up and
get lunch ready. He stood up, stretching
and yawning, and asked,
"What are you fellows howling about?
Have you caught anything yet?"
We replied that we had, and, as he had
not, he was due to get the lunch ready,
feed the team, etc., and then be thrown
into the river. He walked up toward us,
laughing, and began to talk about his cat-
fish. We expressed great surprise at his
story, told him he must have been dream-
ing, and insisted that he had not moved
after he first went to sleep.
He looked at us in disgusted amazement,
and walked over to the minnow pail to look
at. the catfish. Not finding it he began,
"Where is that cat — -," Joe broke in,
"Oh, come now, Elmer, you can't run any
bluff on us. You haven't had a bite and
you're due for a bath, so get ready. Your
pipe dreams don't go."
Then Elmer raved and hunted for the
catfish. Finally he asked Joe for his ex-
tractor. Joe said he didn't bring it with
him. Then doubt began to grow in
Elmer's mind. He fixed the lunch and
fed the team, and we ate our lunch with
our rods set and listening for the click.
Elmer said little during lunch, but when
we announced our intention of throwing
him into the river, he rebelled. After
quite a talk, we agreed to let that part of
the program go.
We had a fairly good catch when we
started home, about sundown. As we
rolled along the smooth road, Elmer began
to recover his usual good nature and talka-
tiveness, and we soon had the whole story.
It was a strain for Joe and me to keep
straight faces and laugh at proper times,
but we managed it.
Joe or I never told Elmer the facts, but
we told some of the other boys, and Elmer
' must have learned the truth later.
BOB WHITE.
IRA SWEET.
How oft have I listened to you, Mr. Quail, When golden . October's soft, halcyon
As you sounded your notes from some days
mossy old rail, Brought out the gay hunters to roam
While your wife on the nest knew that woodland ways,
nothing was wrong, And the voice of the gun sounded far o'er
As she heard your sweet music, that tender the plain,
love song, I heard you call softly, again and again,
Bob White! Bob White! Bob White! Bob White!
How oft have I heard you, when summer And when you fell dead at the nitro's sharp
was nigh, crack,
As the gathering tempest quick darkened I tenderly placed you within the game
the sky ! sack ;
While other birds, frightened, all scattered Then blithely sped on, for from over the
on wing, hill
You chanted your song and defied the Came the notes of your comrades, who
storm-king, sang with a will,
Bob White ! Bob White ! Bob White ! Bob White !
QUAIL SHOOTING IN KENTUCKY.
A. S. ATKINSON.
My father, W. B. Atkinson, owns 2
pointer puppies, BiltO' and Lottie, and I own
one, named Point, born January 5th, 1902.
I bought my puppy when she was 8 months
old. She had been in the field once, when
about 7 months old, making 3 points, one
on a covey and 2 singles. The next time
she was in the field, several weeks before
the season opened, she made a dozen points,
which she handled with wonderful natural
dog wisdom. That time I had my gun
for the purpose of letting her hear the noise
it made and otherwise getting acquainted
with it. When she found the first covey
that day, I took the shells out of my gun
to make sure I would not shoot. Point
held steady, something few puppies ever
do, and did not break to wing 1 . I fol-
lowed her in many hunts like that before
our season opened. She worked well on
larks and I taught her to retrieve with
them.
On our first hunt my father and I had
been in the field about 15 minutes when
father flushed a covey of quails, the dogs
not being near. We followed them ; but
before we found them again Point made
one of those grand old sure looking points,
father's dogs backing nicely. I walked in
on them and downed one bird, father not
being in the rise.
We went after the birds. Point made
a fine point on what I supposed a single ;
but instead out came 2. I made a good
double, Point retrieving both singly. Lot-
tie at the same time pointed for father, he
bagging his bird.
Point went about 50 yards and again
pointed. Father came up thinking, "now
if the boy misses, I'll get the bird ;" but
my aim was good and Point brought the
game in proudly.
We went into another field and all dogs
found another large covey. I killed one
quail. Point went to where it fell and
pointed, but broke and began to trail;
pointed again, broke and began to. trail
again. I tried to call her off, but she
seemed to know what she was doing. I
went back to where the bird fell but could
not find it. I looked around and saw
Point coming, about 200 yards away, with
my winged bird in her mouth, still alive.
I need not say I was proud of my dog.
We hunted our day out, and bagged 13
birds. It so' happened that 8 of them
were in my coat and 5 in father's. That
was not many, but we had as much sport
as he who kills more. We found in all
about 8 coveys ; but most of them were
in bad places for shooting. Some we did
not get a shot at.
Birds are numerous in Warren county;
but where we find them they have a good
chance to get away. Every lover of dogs
thinks he has an exception in the dog line.
I have followed many puppies in the field;
but Point is a wonder. She pointed near-
ly 200 quails last season. At first she was
not particular what she pointed. A field
mouse, lark, rabbit, ground sparrow, mole,
cat, chicken or terrapin, being good enough
for her; but she soon learned that birds
were the things I sought.
One evening I was out with a friend. I
had killed a bird. He and I were trying
to teach his setter pup to retrieve. When
we were ready to go, I could not see my
dog. Almost at the same time I saw 3
birds come to the top of the corn and
make for the river, which was near. I
called loudly, "Steady, Point," not yet
seeing her. We walked down to the corn
and about 25 feet in the corn she was
stretched at full length on the remaining
covey of about 18 birds. I have never seen
any other dog hold a point after some of
a covey had risen.
The last day of our season, Point found
a covey of 20 birds. She held them until
I flushed. They went into the thicket
We followed. She made a single point
and I flushed the bird. She went about
20 feet and pointed again. I came up.
Imagine my surprise to find she had
pointed a sow and 5 pigs, they being be-
hind a log where she could not see them.
When the old sow grunted, Point jumped
as if she had been shot.
Tourist — When does the next train start
for Cork, porter?
Irish Porter — She's just gone, sorr. — Ex-
change.
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THE DOCTOR PULLED UP A GREAT SILVER-SIDED EEL,
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A LEAF FROM THE LOG OF THE ROSAMOND.
CHAS. VAN BRUNT, JR.
All the long September afternoon the
white yacht had swung idly at anchor,
coquetting with the ebb tide and the South
w.nd. On board all was quiet. Leaning
against the rail of the companion way sat
the skipper, reading. Tall, stalwart, and
grey whiskered, he looked a typical old-
time yacht captain. Scattered about the
waist outside the cocksprit was a varied
collection of rods, reels, lines and nets,
proclaiming the mission of the craft. On
top of the cabin lay a man asleep. When
the sun was nearing the horizon he sat
up, and leaning over, called down the com-
panion way:
"Say, below ! If you fellows expect to
catch a bass at the turn of the tide, it's
time you were moving."
"All right," and with the reply 3 men
came tumbling up and began a hurried
examination of reels and lines.
After a time the lines were entangled
and wound snug, bait was put into the
boats and we swung away from the yacht.
Billy in a boat with the captain's son, who
had joined the party from the forepeak,
-started across the flats for a point where
bass were supposed to be anxiously await-
ing them.
The Doctor, who was the commodore of
the club, and who could always "tell a bass
bite from that of any other living thing,"
the civil engineer and I made up the party.
Hugging the flats, to avoid the sweep of
the tide which went racing toward the
inlet, we pulled briskly. Billy and John
soon came to grief on the flats. Where
they expected to find 10 inches of water,
there was only 3, and we could see them,
hard aground and half a mile from the
desired point, holding a council of war.
But we could not tarry; time was pre-
cious, and our own troubles were begin-
ning. We 1 ad reached the place where
we were to turn off from the channel to
go over the flats into a thoroughfare where
we expected to fish.
Did you ever try to push a boat over the
flats in a tideway? A bay man will stand
in his boat and push her along almost as
fast as you can row, and he seems to need
only a heavy dew to float him anywhere
he pleases. But just take that oar yourself
and see what happens ; before you have
gone a rod the sand bumps against the
bottom of your boat, and the chances are
you will have to get out, take the tow
line over your shoulder and drag the skiff
with her bottom grating over perriwinkle
and clam shells the full length of the flat.
By dint of pushing and pulling, we were
soon over and quietly rowing through the
thoroughfare ; avoiding the deep places,
and handling the oars as quietly as pos-
sible. You can not catch a striped bass
by making a lot of noise ; he always has his
weather eye and ear open. Arriving at
the farther end of the thoroughfare where
it opened into the bay, the doctor and the
engineer were placed on one point and I
rowed to the other, a distance of about
75 feet. Fastening the boat along the edge
so she could not swing, and getting rod,
reel and line in order, a box of cut bait
close at hand, and bull's eye lantern lighted
and stowed away under the seat, I lit my
pipe and sat down to await events.
The tide was still running ebb, the wind
had died down and across the 'fore the
forms of my companions were silhouetted
against the evening sky. A mud hen came
out of that somewhere that birds alone
know and ran along a little fringe of
muddy sedge just beyond the stern of the
boat. Two meadow wrens perched on the
swaying sedge not 5 feet from me, and
sang before they flew away into the shad-
ows that were lengthening over land and
sea. The sun had disappeared beneath a
sunset cloud that for a moment covered
land, and sea, and sky with crimson glory,
and tinged the crests of the breakers off
the inlet, as with the blood of hapless sea-
men. The night came on, and still the ebb
tide ran. Out of the South came revolving
flashes from the light house, and in the
West hung Venus, like a golden lamp.
Over the sand dunes came the moon of
the great gray sea, with occasional whiffs
of its seaweed and brine.
Suddenly there was a different pulse in
the air, and a whispering all through the
sedge and the rushes. Did you ever hear
it when the tide turned? The ebb will run
on, and on, and there does not seem to be
a living thing in all the great waters, until
there comes a something you can almost
feel, a presence in and around ; there is a
different sound in the lap of the tide, and
the water grows tremulant with the motion
of myriads of living things. Not 10 feet
away a school of mullet breaks in a foam-
ing rush and gleams for a moment in the
phosphorent tide..
A low whistle came across the water
from my companions and I knew they
were alert. Now for work, for our fishing
must be done within 30 minutes. I put on
a fresh bait and cast across the tide.
There ! Oh, pshaw ! only a nibbler ! Well,
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there are poorer pan fish than a half pound
perch. Another great rush of leaping mul-
let, and I east right in the middle of the
swirl ; then the rod bent almost double and
the reel sang its merry song. A great leap
from the water, a rush, and then with
slow, careful work I brought to the boat
a fair sized bass. Another cast. That
time, just along the edge of the flat where
the tide swirled. The bait hardly had time
to touch the water, before the rod surged
and bent. Confound the fish ! Would he
never stop? Sixty, 80 yards of line he
took before the reel stopped. Was he off?
No; for with a "zimp" the line tightened,
as he headed in another direction, this time
against the tide. Ten minutes of work,
and then he slowly surrendered, and I lifted
a 5-pound bass aboard.
From across the 'fore I heard the Doc-
tor's voice: "There! that is a bass sure!
Now I'll show you how to land him.."
Then came a noise of splashing and
slapping, and a yell of laughter from the
Engineer as the Doctor pulled up a great
silver-sided eel.
The Engineer landed a fish, and pres-
ently I heard the Doctor say : "Confound
it, there is another pesky eel. Get your
nippers ready and I'll yank him out and — "
Another roar from the Engineer, and the
Doctor exclaimed: "Well, if that ain't
the biggest fool bass I ever saw. He bit
just like an eel."
And so the fun went on for half an
hour until we had 5 bass and a col-
lection of perch, eels and goodies,
and it was time to go aboard. The wind
came in stiffly from the Southeast, and
great banks of fog shut out the stars.
Out in the channel we heard the flood tide
roaring, and knew it would be a nasty
pull back to the yacht.
Out across the flats we rowed; there
was plenty of water everywhere. As we
pushed through the short grass, zig zag
lines of phosphorent fire marked the flight
of eels and fish, alarmed by the boat. Over
the flats and out in the channel darkness
was everywhere save as we caught the
flash from the lighthouse that gave us
our bearings,. Our boat jumped and
plunged in the raging water and the spray
drenched us to the skin. At length we
could make out the yacht ; it put new vigor
in us and we were soon aboard.
John and Billy came in about the same
time, but their's had been miserable luck,
a regular water haul.
Bart, the cook, had a hot supper waiting
for us, and throwing off our wet clothing
and rubber boots, we gathered around the
table in the genial warmth of the cabin.
Then we turned in, lulled by the rocking
of the yacht and the music of the wind in
the rigging, to sleep the sleep of tired
anglers. Just as we were slipping off
the flats into the "deep water of dreamland
the Doctor muttered, "You can't fool the
boss on a bass bite."
FROM PAINTING BY W. L. STEWARD.
LAND-LOCKED SALMON.
AMONG THE SANDHILLS.
JOHN MC NEIL.
From Virginia to Mississippi runs a
ridge of sandhills, between the red clay
of the foot hills and the peaty loam of the
Atlantic slope. The soil is poor, except
for grapes, and the pine forest and wire-
grass hold their ground with little of
human interference.
The Seaboard railway, however, rides
the backbone of this ridge, from a point
near Raleigh to Hamlet, and has induced
the growth of villages along its line pop-
ulated chiefly by section hands and grape
farmers. Except for such oases, the sand-
hills will probably remain a perpetual wil-
derness, an asylum for deer, turkeys and
foxes, so rapidly disappearing elsewhere.
One afternoon, half an hour before sun-
set, I left the train at Keyser, expecting to
be met by a flat country farmer, to whose
home I was bent on business. My letter
had miscarried and no farmer was there.
"Ten miles to Aberdeen," said the sta-
tion agent in answer to my question.
'That's the closest place to git a boss."
"How far to Major Tillman's?" I in-
quired.
"Sixteen miles f'om heah and 20 f'om
Aberdeen. Sorry, but you can't git out
o' footin' 10 miles at least."
"Well," I sighed, "I prefer to foot 16
to footing 10 and riding 20; so good luck
to you !" and with my small grip slung
lightly over my shoulder I set out, ac-
cording to directions, to the Southward.
The sun was half hidden behind the blue
bank of cloud that skirted the horizon, and
a thousand locusts were rasping the air
with their harsh voices. The pure breath
of the pine woods exhilarated me. As
twilight died into dusk, the katydids suc-
ceeded the locust choir ; the pines moaned
in solemn monotone, so that I felt as if
I were among the pillars of some great
cathedral ; and when the big, yellow moon,
like a forest fire, kindled the Eastern tree
tops, a whippoorwill in the next valley be-
gan telling his pathetic experiences to a
listening world.
Those who understand such things say
that poetry is that which awakens within
us when we hear sweet sounds, feast our
eyes on the beautiful, or feel, from any
other cause, lofty emotions. I was then
full of poetry, awakened by this commun-
ion with the soul of nature; but when my
legs began to ache with fatigue, and every
hill I came to was an exact counterpart
of the one I had just crossed, I felt more
like composing an ode on the blessedness
of sleep than I had ever felt before.
Why not play the role of a hale and
hearty huntsman and sleep romantically
in the woods, on the lap of my mother,
under the eye of my stars and of the pa-
troness of hunters, Diana the chaste, and
so on? Accommodations so bountiful and
guests so rare, I was sure of my welcome.
On the matted wiregrass, with my grip for
a pillow, I stretched my listless length.
"How hospitable," I thought, with a
sigh, "is nature. She turns her all into
your hands. No begrudging, no insistence.
She allows you really to feel at home, the
last and best accomplishment of a host."
I was half inclined that in the morning
I should scatter what money I had on
the grass, after the fashion of Stevenson,
in order to settle with my invisible land-
lord. Before I had srared an hour at the
moon, however, I decided that Stevenson's
night in the woods was of a different color
from this one. Time dragged with leaden
feet. The fever and fret of that night, with
its dews, its mosquitoes, and its chill, called
to my mind again and again the stern phil-
osophy of Emerson : "Nature is no senti-
mentalist. She does not cosset or pamper
us. The cold, inconsiderate of persons,
tingles your blood, benumbs your feet,
freezes a man like a dewdrop. Providence
has a wild, rough, incalculable road to its
end, and it is of no use to try to white-
wash its huge, mixed instrumentalities, or
to dress up that terrific benefactor in the
clean shirt and white neckcloth of a stu-
dent in divinity."
I smoked and smoked, saturated the
grass on all sides with the aroma of to-
bacco; but the unconquerable bloodsuck-
ers returned in ever increasing numbers
until I was forced to break a tuft of dog
fennel and lay about me like Macbeth
after Banquo's ghost. The memory of
that night, to this day, makes me long for
3 things : all the mosquitoes in a big bag ;
an idle afternoon, and a blackgum maul.
Though unconscious of having slept at
all, I was startled as if from sleep by the
uncanny sensation of something cold and
moist wrigggling over my face. I sprang
up and shook myself. It was not a lizard
nor a snail, however, but the nose of a
bird dog. This herald of humanity was
standing near, a picture of penitence, his
eyes were full of the "world sorrow" and
his tail drooped with expression. I seized
him and awaited developments.
Gray morning was beginning to creep
out. A few quails, scattered overnight,
were calling one another. The crows were
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awake. All else, save for the whining of
the dog, was still. Presently the expected
happened in the form of a shrill whistle,
in response to which the dog made a sud-
den start and broke away, leaving me to
follow him as best I could. It was rough
work to keep him in sight, but I did it,
and after a quarter of a mile of hurrying
he brought me up with his fellow hunters.
These were a white man and a negro;
the former a strapping, ruddy wight, with
good nature written in every line of his
Scottish face. As for the latter, all coons
look alike to me.
"Well, suh, you mus' be lost?" inquired
the white man, standing the butt of his
muzzle loader on the ground and surveying
me in frank astonishment.
When I had explained my situation, he
expressed his sympathy by vigorous abuse
of Major Tillman.
"He otter be ashamed u' hisse'f!" he
cried, "a leavin' you to bruise about in
thisher wilduhness all night."
I suggested that Uncle Sam was more
likely the one at fault, and changed the
subject by asking the nature of their
sport.
"Tuckeys," was the reply.
"But it isn't turkey season," I ventured.
"Aren't you afraid of the law?"
"I reckon this mus' be your fust trip,"
he surmised, "else you'd know that the
law don't use in these pairts. Who> knows
when I kill a tuckey? Er who'd tell,
s'posin' he did know? We all don't no-
tice the seasons ner the law when we all
goes a huntin'. Lemme tell you sump'n',"
he continued, after another close scrutiny
of my face, "if you know how to keep
quiet, we all '11 gin you a little fun to-day."
"I should be delighted," I answered,
"but I'm so weak from hunger and fatigue
that I'm afraid I can't keep up."
"Fer the bein' hungry, we've got sump'n
't eat; an' fer the bein' tired, you won't
hev to do much walkin', fer I know whah
the tuckeys stays."
I do not wish to corrupt youth by ap-
pearing to countenance the violation of
game laws ; but put this case to yourself.
There was hardly an alternative, so they
robbed their pockets of perhaps more
than I could eat, and while I attacked
them voraciously, we set forward, the mas-
ter of ceremonies, whose name I found to
be Scot Gillis, talking constantly. He told
me of the wonders he saw when he went
to Fayetteville ; of the peculiarities of his
nearest neighbors, and how each of them
or his ancestors happened to settle in those
parts; and, in a spirit inclined toward
boasting, of the number and quality of
his own cows, hogs, and goats.
"But we-all been kinder onfortunate
this yeah," he confessed. "More so 'n
usual. Ev'ry yeah the 'coons an' squir'ls
eats our co'n, the foxes an' minks an'
'possums eats our chickens an' pigs, to say
nothin' u' the hawks, the nigguhs, an'
the cholery. But this yeah we all been
pairt u' the time burnt up in drouths an'
the rest u' the time a mirin' in mud; a
mad dog ran among 17 uf our cows an'
bit 'em an' they went mad an' raised the
foul fien's; one day out 26 hawgs was a
layin' in the's bed atween 2 pines, when
all at onced the lightnin' struck 'em like a
aH at onced the lightnin' struck 'em."
There is no imagining when he would
have made an end, had not the dog sprung
a drove of turkeys and cut short his narra-
tive. Up they flew, some 300 yards before
us, with a great roaring of wings and the
frightened "tuck, tuck!" which, as Scot
later informed me, "made them be called
tuckeys." Scot would have made a great
etymologist.
The place was covered with a thick
growth, consisting partly of oak, and even
of some dogwood. How shadowy and
cool it was ! I did not like to leave that
little valley in a senseless tramp after the
wildest of wild game.
"Why, Scot," I complained, "they got
away without a single shot."
He vouchsafed no reply until we came
to the spot whence the fowls had been
flushed. He then gave the negro's gun to
me, and, calling in the dog, put him in
charge of the negro.
"Take 'im way off, Babe," he directed,
"an' set a straddle uf 'im. Don't let 'im
git away by no means, an' if 'e tries to
holler, choke 'im.
"Kin you shoot?" he asked, turning to
me.
"I have never tried turkeys," I respond-
ed, "but I can tap 8 birds out of 10."
"That'll do. You set right heah, side u'
this lawg. Notice that you ar' on the side
tordze the turkeys. When I go to yelpin'
'em, if you see 'em comin' in front u' you,
don't try to git behin' the lawg. A tuckey
kin see the tip eend u' your nose around
a tree er over a lawg, but he ain't a lookin'
fer you in plain sight on his side u' the
blind. An' if you git a shot, don't move
till I say so. A tuckey don't min' the
smell er soun' u' powder like the sight uf
a man."
With these instructions he left me. I
sat down in the shade of the log, with a
long breath of relaxation, and then every-
thing fell silent. I seemed to be encamped
on the turkey playground. Their wallows
were all about me, particularly in the soft
bed of decayed wood near the log.
At first my surroundings appeared to be
entirely lifeless, nothing astir; but before
AMONG THE SAND HILLS.
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I hnd been there 5 minutes a bug began to
force his way noisily through the leaves; a
bumble bee swang himself heavily up from
a tiny nettle blossom and dropped away in
search of new sweets ; a flying squirrel
squeaked and showed her nose and big
bright eyes at the hollow of a dogwood,
thus unconsciously betraying the secret of
her nest ; an old snail resumed his proverb-
making march to nowhere ; there were a
thousand stirrings of life which the least
movement on my part would have si-
lenced.
I had been at my post some 15 minutes,
and my attention was engrossed by the
Nimrod spectacle of black ants dragging
a worm to their hill, when Scot made a
start at his yelping. The sound was not
so much like the call of a turkey as a kind
of composite barnyard cry, a general mix-
ture of quacking, hen singing, goose gan-
dering, with a small intermixture of a
foreign vibration, namely, crow cawing;
but it did the work. The yelping was
done timidly, as if the yelper were a mod-
est young hen who no sooner spoke her
mind than she regretted it and felt like
apologizing. It was also brief. Three
calls, then a pause ; sometimes 4 calls ;
sometimes 2.
Before me the slope gradually rose for
half a mile or more and was for the most
part in plain view. As I kept my eyes in
that direction I presently saw something
top the hill, running. It was making di-
rectly for me, and as it came nearer I rec-
ognized a well grown turkey. Almost
breathless I waited until she ran up within
40 yards of me, when she winded me,
stopped, craned her neck, and uttered, as
in soliliquy, 2 or 3 low "tucks." I eased
the barrel of my gun down till it bore
on her breast; then I fired.
Before the smoke had cleared away,
Dike, the dog, rushed on the scene, hotly
followed by his guardian, Babe. This led
to some stiff phrases from Scot, request-
ing Babe to return to his lair with Dike.
"What 'as the matter? How did you
shoot?" Scot inquired.
When I replied, he exclaimed :
"Oh, yes ; I forgot to tell you that they
'11 shed shot like a duck sheds water. You
ort to er waited till she turnt sideways er
clean round, an' er stuck the shot in ag'in'
the grain. Now set thah again an' fix the
next on' right."
After 15 minutes of silence and another
15 minutes of yelping, I caught sight of a
gobbler coming my way. His gait was
not so fast as the hen's had been, but he
walked with more assurance. I put my
gun in position and sat perfectly still until
he came within 20 steps of me. There he
winded me and called a sudden halt, acting
much as the hen had acted. All at once
he detected me beyond a doubt, squatted,
and spread his wings for flight, just as I
threw my load into his back.
Up rushed Babe and his protege as be-
fore, this time to some purpose. The gob-
bler was flopping on the ground in front of
us. Babe and Dike threw themselves on
him, the former with loud shouting, which
he kept up until Scot arrived and knocked
the bird in the head. It was easily im-
agined that Babe in his enthusiasm had
given the surviving turkeys a fright for
good and all.
This proved true. We lay there for
hours, yelping faithfully, but in vain. As
the shadows lengthened to the Eastward
we set pace on our homeward journey Babe
tossed the gobbler over his shoulder, hold-
ing him by one foot. How weary was that
way ! My shoes, polished on the straw and
grass, were slick as eels, so that I slipped
at every step. I was too proud to confess
my weakness to those whose standard of
manhood was physical strength ; I gritted
my teeth and trudged on.
At the top of a high hill my companions
stood still and listened. The jangle of a
cowbell came to us from the next hillside.
That was the sound they had listened for,
and I dragged myself behind them thither.
Scot drawled a long "Hoo-00-00 !" with a
mellow cadence, in obedience to which the
bell cow at once left off grazing and took
up a bee line, as the outcome proved, for
home. The other cattle fell in behind her
one by one, making finally a line of 40
pairs of horns, forty swaying backs, and
160 crackling ankles.
Up the long lane we followed them to
the lot, where the Gillis women stood
waiting, piggin in hand. How streamed
the milk into those piggins ! What an ex-
perience of pastoral life ! It is unneces-
sary to state whether I held a calf off by
the ear. How delicious was the supper of
milk and pieces broken from a big, brown,
oven loaf of corn bread ! It was the best
supper I have ever eaten.
Best of all was the bed, on its massive,
old fashioned bedstead. It stood between
2 windows, where the gentle breeze, laden
with perfume of the soil, orchards and
woods, played over it all night. The house
was surrounded by huge oaks wherein the
katydids perched and sang their lullaby
like an audible peace.
There is game in the sandhills, some
natural beauty, a few hospitable people,
and unlimited health. I shall always be
pleased at the miscarriage of my letter to
Major Tillman,
1/
AMATEUR PHOTO BY W, A. MASON.
A FOREST FREAK IN STORY COUNTY, IOWA.
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HADN'T LOST ANY BEAR
BOYD C. PACKER..
A few years since, one of my most inti-
mate friends, whose name is Dave, and who
is quite a sportsman, accompanied me on
one of my trips to the far West to have a
hunt for some of the big game of the
Rockies, of which he had read and heard
much. At that time I was in the cattle
business, owner of the — P. — outfit, and had
an excellent range in Western Colorado,
where we could always get game. My
friend had never met anything more dan-
gerous than a deer or a cottontail. In or-
der to make it interesting to him and show
him a good time, that he would re-
member, I decided to do some trapping,
knowing that a big grizzly in a trap
would fill the bill for a tenderfoot who
had never seen one and would make it
as interesting as he would want it. After
consulting with the boys we concluded to
go to the North fork of the Gunnison,
about 75 miles from Delta, to a place
known as Pilot Knob, the highest and
grandest peak in all that section. The scen-
ery around Old Pilot was magnificent, with
large and beautiful parks, and the whole
country seemed to be alive with game.
Two of my punchers, Henry and Luke,
went along to do the cooking and wrangle
the horses. Henry was also an experi-
enced trapper. We arrived at Pilot Knob
the afternoon of the third day from Delta,
after having traveled over some bad roads;
in fact, no roads at all, only a trail, but we
could see that a wagon had been over it..
We pitched our tent at the foot of Old
Pilot in a beautiful grassy park close to
a spring of pure, cold water. Long be-
fore we reached our destination we saw
plenty of bear signs, and next day found
the woods were full of 'em. We also found
what had brought them there ; the carcasses
of 3 elk that had been killed some time be-
fore, on which they were feeding. It looked
as if all the bears for many miles had come
in there to feed and were staying. Foot-
prints of all sizes could be seen, and some
of them very large. Being already baited,
we put our traps out at once, and the first
night caught a big cinnamon in one and got
the toes of a black in the other. The cin-
namon did not put up so fierce a fight as I
anticipated, after seeing how big he was. In
fact we had no trouble killing him. He only
took his drag about 50 yards. We thought
this was good enough for the first night,
and that we were going to have lots of
fun, but the next night both traps were
sprung and nothing was in them. They
were sprung by a trapper who had come in
and pitched his tents a few rods from ours.
Next day we found the traps sprung again,
also found the trail of a man wearing gum
boots, such as our neighbor wore, and were
sure then that he had sprung them. We
were not long in making it so uncomfort-
able for him that he was glad to get away
with a whole hide or without a hole
in his. He offered to sell his trap,
and we thought it was only a bluff,
but bought it. Probably he thought we
were a lot of punchers and not able to buy
it. After hunting a few days, only killing
2 elk and a few deer, only one of which we
got, as the bears took all we killed except
those taken to camp at once, Dave shot a
bull elk. It went into a thicket of scrub
oak, badly wounded, and as bear tracks
were numerous on the trail it went in
on, he did not follow, but came to camp and
told us what he had done. Henry and I
started out and found his elk, dead, and at
the same time killed the black bear whose
toes we got in one of the traps, and packed
it in. That night a large dog that had fol-
lowed us was driven into the tent by a bear
and created quite a commotion. Next day
Henry and I agreed to bring in the elk
Dave had killed, but we only got the head,
as the bears had torn the carcass to pieces
during the night. Dave and Luke started
off in another direction. We took an extra
pack horse with us, thinking we would get
another bear in the traps, but were mis-
taken as they worked on the fresh elk,
where there was no trap. I told Henry on
going out that I wanted Dave to go to the
traps thereafter, and. resolved to take him,
as it was positively necessary, in order to
properly entertain him, to show him a
mad grizzly, which we were almost
sure to get. One who has never seen
a big grizzly under these conditions
does not know how active they can
be, or how interesting they can make it
for the trapper. As I promised Dave a
pleasant time, and that he should not get
homesick, I felt it my duty to work in a lit-
tle excitement, and think he anticipated it,
for when we got back to camp a note was
pinned to the tent saying that he was sick
and had gone below. Luke went with him,
taking one pack horse. Nothing was ap-
parently wrong in the morning, when we
left them. Of course I had to follow, and it
broke up what promised to be one of the
grandest trapping expeditions I was ever
on. I shall always regret it, but as he was
my guest, I had to look after him. Be-
fore we could break camp Henry and I had
to go back and get the traps, which made
us late in getting started. We expected to
find them 6 miles below at a cow camp,
where we had left our wagon. We thought
it was the altitude that was too much for
Dave, but when we got to the cow camp we
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found another message similar to the first.
It was nearly dark, so we stayed there all
night, starting after them early in the
morning. Dave and Luke were at this
camp for dinner, as we afterward learned.
Dave thought he would catch a few
trout in the stream close by, and had
only gone a short distance when he
saw a bear cross just ahead of him. He
said he was not long getting back, and they
pulled out as quickly as possible. After fol-
lowing them 2 days we came to a ranch
where they had spent the night and there
learned for the first time that they were all
right. To say that I was provoked would
be putting it mildly. If we had stayed at
Old Pilot we would surely have caught
several bears. We missed an opportunity
such as will never occur again. On the
fourth day we found the men. Dave said
he "had not lost any bear and was not go-
ing to hunt any." I wanted to see Dave
face a mad grizzly, but he would not have
it that way. I told him the next time we
would go for jack rabbits. There was evi-
dently too much bear talk in camp for a
tenderfoot.
JOCK 'O THE GUN.
DOROTHY H. BARRON.
I like to go hunting with Jock a' The Gun
In the blue September weather;
He takes his rifle
And I my pail,
I look for mushrooms
And he for quail,
And rusty coat Don is out for fun,
All three of us birds of a feather.
Up Mooly Cow lane
And over the hill,
Through Puff Ball pasture,
My pail to fill.
Don's off and his master must follow
To the woodland way;
But he lets me stay
In the silence of Hemlock hollow,
And the creeping pine
Where blue berries grow,
Trails over the ground,
And the hemlocks shine,
And the song sparrow pipes on the top-
most bough.
I lie and wonder where Jack is now ;
And hear him whistle, and whistle back,
Then listen and wait for his rifle's crack.
Once, and again,
There's a joyous shout
As Don and Jack
From the woods burst out;
And homeward we start together;
For the day is done
And the sun sinks low
While over the hills we saunter slow.
I like to go hunting with Jock o' The Gun
In the blue September weather.
AN OLD TIMER.
Enclosed I send you photo of a Taney
county, Mo., Methodist minister. While
down there deer hunting last fall I met
him looking for a deer he had wounded.
You will notice he is a type of the old
school hunter, shooting the old muzzle
loader and never wasting a shot. He had
the misfortune to lose his powder horn and
NEVER WASTES A SHOT.
had no powder to reload his gun, de-
pending on his hound to catch the wounded
game. We found the deer and a pot shot
put him out of business, a 5-prong buck.
Throwing the deer across his horse we
started for camp. Being out of meat, we
divided the deer and after dinner we got
the old gentleman to pose for his photo.
G. W. Elder, Kinmundy, 111.
Sr.nday-school Teacher — How many
commandments are there, Willie?
Willie — Ten.
Suppose you were to break one of them?
Then there'd only be 9. — Philadelphia
Bulletin.
A FLORIDA KID ON A CAMP HUNT.
CHARLEY APOPKA.
XII.
The nex' mornin' we was all up an'
eatin' breakfast by 3 o'clock, fer we wanted
ter be 5 miles from camp by sunup. It was
shore cold walkin' through the frosty grass
an' my teeth got ter poppin' like a wood-
peck a peckin'. Pa said he was goin' where
we seen so many turkeys yisterdd'y, an'
he took off one way an' Mr. Sam went off
another way with 'is rifle. He said he was
goin ter still hunt, an Uncle Dick an' me
could take old Ring which is the best slow
trail dog in the world. We was all ter
meet about noon at a big bunch grass per-
airer, where we'd seen lots of sign an' sevul
deer the day before. Uncle Dick an' me
made fer a pond we seen the openin' of
through the woods. It was all cut up
around it with sign of all kinds. We put
old Ring on some fresh deer sign, an' he
snuffed at em, an' sorter switched 'is tail
like he understood, and took off at a slow
trot, an' us clost behind. They was 4 deer
in the bunch, 'cordin' ter the tracks, an' one
of 'em was a big one. I never seen the
like of whoopin' cranes. They made sich a
fuss I was afeared they'd scare everything
outen the country, but old Ring kep' right
on, an' led us around ponds an' sloughs, an'
after awhile we come to a low place in the
woods where the palmetter growed high,
as they was lots of gall berry bushes.
"If they ain't in there a layin' down, you
kin have my hat," Uncle Dick said, an'
shore 'nuff, ol' Ring began ter pick 'is way
mighty keerful, an' switch 'is tail, an' we
done the same. Direckly ol' Ring stopped
an' looked at us, an' went on again, careful-
ler than ever, an Uncle Dick whispered ter
me ter be ready, for we'd jump 'em in a
minnit, an' bout that time up jumped 3
big old deer out of a bunch of gall berries
in 20 yards of us. I fergot ter shoot fer
lookin' at their white tails a wavin' look
like they was a yard long, but Uncle Dick
turned loose 'is old long torn, an shot one
down with each barl. When he fired, the
fourth deer, which were a tremendous big
old buck, jumped out an run past me, an'
I throwed my gun on 'is neck an' scored
into 'im, an' he turned the purtiest somer-
set I ever seen, but he jumped up again,
an' run into a little scrub, 'bout 300 yards
off. One of Uncle Dick's deer never got
up, but the other'n started off on 3 legs.
She didn't git far, though, till old Ring
pulled 'er down, an' Uncle Dick put 'er
out of 'er misery with 'is big knife.
They was both big, fat does,. We loaded
up again, an' hung 'em up, an put old Ring
on the trail of my big buck. He took out
fer the scrub, straight's an arrer, an' where
he come ter the edge of it, he stopped, like
he done before, an' looked back, an r
switched 'is tail. We could hear the deer
a-breathin' then. He made a sorter rattlin'
noise, an' Uncle Dick said I'd shot 'im in
the goozle. He tole me ter slip up easy an'
finish 'im, soze't I could say I killed 'im by
myself, an' he'd be ready with his gun if it
were needed. I slipped upon 'im easy, an''
seen the ole buck a-layin' on 'is side, a-
gaspin' fer breath. Every minnit er 2 he'd
throw 'is head, an' I waited till he done it
again, an' let 'im have it jest back of 'is
head, an' unjointed 'is neck. He jest laid
over an' never kicked.
I hollered an' run to 'im ter cut 'is throat,
an' 'is eyes looked so sorrowful I hated ter
do it, but he was done dead an' it couldn't
hurt 'im, so I bled 'im, an' Uncle Dick an'
me drug 'im outen the bushes, an' hung 'im
up, an' cleaned 'im an' then the 2 of us toted
'im to where the does was, an' he was shore
heavy. We cleaned the does an' hung 'em
all up in the shade, an' sat down to rest a
minnit. Uncle Dick said my buck was as
fine as he ever seen, an' that I had beat 'em
all. an' he had a mind ter git me 2 rifles,
but I told 'im I'd be mighty well satisfied
with one.
Uncle Dick said as near as he could make
out, we was 'bout 3 miles ter the West of
the perairer where we was ter meet, an'
if I didn't mind stayin' by myself a few
hours, an' mindin' the deer, he'd go an
meet pa 'n Mr. Sam, an' then go on ter
camp an yoke up the steers an' come on
back, an' if you hear a gun fire answer it
with yourn. I told 'im all right, an' he lit
out. It was sorter lonesome, an tolerable
cold, too, so I gethered up some light u'dl
an' made me a fire, an' laid down by it an''
eat my lunch. Every little while I'd hafter
git up an look over my buck, an' feel of
'is horns an' count the shot holes. Purty
soon an' old buzzard come a sailin' round
an' lit over head, an' went ter eyin' the deer
mighty longin. Direckly 'is pardner come
along an' jined 'im, an' in a half hour they
was a dozen of 'em a' settin' round, a
hopein' every minnit I'd leave. I drug a lot
of the inards away from the deer apiece, an'
come back an set down, an direckly one old
feller spread 'is wings an' sailed down, an'
purty soon they was all down, an' sich a
battlin' of wings, an' fightin' I never seen.
They was what some folks calls a Mexican
buzzard amongst 'em, an he made the others
look wild an' step scatterin'. I got int'rest-
ed a watchin' 'em, an 'fore I knowed it, it
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was 2 er 3 o'clock, an purty soon I hearn
a shot way off ter the East. I grabbed my
gun an' answered, an' they shot again. I
loaded up, an' in a half hour I hearn 'em
again not more'n a mile off, an direckly
here they come with the oxen an' wagon.
It was Uncle Dick an' Mr. Sam. Pa stayed
iu camp ter cook supper, an git things ready
ter pull out nex' mornin'.
They had 2 young bucks, Mr. Sam had
killed with 'is Winchester, an' 7 turkeys pa
had shot. Mr. Sam taken me down an'
wallered me, an' said he had a mind ter
beat the stuffin' outen me, fer killin the
biggest deer on the hunt. We drove on
ter camp, an' it was shore rough ridin' over
the palmetter roots. Goin' along the ham-
mock jest before we got ter camp about
sundown, Mr. Sam pointed inter the swamp,
an' there, settin' on some dead live oaks,
was a lot of turkeys gone ter roost. He told
Uncle Dick ter give 'im 'is gun, an' he'd
wait till dark, an' kill some more ter take
home, so we drove on an' left 'im. Jest
after we got ter camp we hearn 'im fire
both barls, one right after the other, an'
purty soon here he come, a totein' 3 big old
turkeys. We certny had a fine lot of game
hung up in camp that night, an' I woulden
fool yer. I was mighty proud of my buck,
an' so was pa, a heap prouder'n if he'd
killed it hisself. We finished up the little
buck fer supper, an' pa had saved all the
livers an' gizzards from 'is turkeys, an' they
was shore fine.
We laid around the fire an' talked over
our hunt, an' made it up ter come again
an stay longer nex' winter, fer they all said
they never had a better time in their lives,
an' I know ding well I never,.
It look like all the owls in the country
had a hootin' match that night, 'casion of
it's bein' our last night in camp, an' jest
as we turned in, a blamed old painter hol-
lered, off to'rds the big cypress.
"By grannies," pa sez, "there's the mate
ter the one we killed yistidd'y, but we'll
have ter leave her till nex' year," an' I
went ter sleep an' dreamt I killed a painter
10 foot long with my new rifle.
We broke camp soon the nex' morning,
an' I shore hated ter leave it. We went
back the same way we come, an' there didn't
nothin' happen ter tell erbout, 'ceptin' that
Mr, Sam killed a doe along the road, the
day before we got home, an' pa shot a gob-
bler with a beard mighty near a foot
long.
Ma 'n sister was shore proud ter see us,
an' when I showed 'em my big buck, they
like ter a smothered me. Mr. Sam give
sister the wings of a pink curlew he'd killed,
an' took a heap of pains ter save, an' told
'er they was ter fix 'er hat with. Sister
turned mighty nigh as pink as the feathers,
an I seen pa wink at ma.
We sent a mess of venison round to our
friends, an' that night they all came over,
an' set round the fire till late, an' we had
ter tell 'em all about it, an' it was most as
good bein' on the hunt. Uncle Dick told
me ter let me go along an' help him an' pa 'n
Mr. Sam drive his beef cattle ter town nex'
week, an' I cud pick out my rifle myself.
Pa nailed the old buck's horns over the fire
place, an when I git my rifle I'm agoin' ter
hang it on 'em. An that's all I kin recco-
member 'bout our camp hunt, but maybe if
we go again nex' year, I'll tell yer what
kind of a time I have with my new rifle.
A ROYAL POINTER.
About a year ago you published in Rec-
reation 2 photographs of King Cyro, then
a puppy. I send you another photograph
of the dog, taken in his prime. My physi-
cian says I can never go afield again. How-
ever, I have had about 48 years of sport,
and that ought to be enough to satisfy the
ordinary man. The dog is a whirlwind,
like his father, King Cyrano, and is for sale
at once on a positive guaranty.
F. M. Gilbert, Evansville, Ind.
I can't get along without Recreation.
Geo. L. Tate, Livingston, Mont.
KING CYRO.
OUR TROPHIES.
G. A. MACK.
Genevieve, only daughter of the Hon.
P. D. McDodd, is a witching brunette,
little and lithe. The McDodds are the
truffles on the rich brown social crust of
our village. For me Genevieve's charms,
physical and monetary, are a thousand fold
enhanced by her fondness for all sports
O. K'd by fashion. She can ride, swim,
row, shoot, golf, tennis and bridge whist.
I had met her at small affairs., in the
neighborhood, and had even been bidden
to more formal receptions at Doddhurst,
her palatial home; but what I most en-
joyed was her companionship afield. She
frequently, gun in hand, rambled the woods
of her father's estate, accompanied only
by her dog. As the McDodd property was
not posted, it became my habit to roam
thereon in hope of meeting the fair hunt-
ress. From our first chance encounter,
when I succeeded in finding a wounded
ringtail pheasant that had baffled the
sagacity of the lady's retrieving dachs-
hund, to our last, when I received with
Christian fortitude a charge of shot in-
tended for a heath hen, life seemed Elysian.
The trifling contretemps I have mentioned
necessarily parted us a while. But what
is an ounce of bird shot to a lover? A
cnarge of canister might have cooled my
ardor in the grave ; Genevieve's No. 8's
but stimulated my devotion.
It was a crisp October morn when, al-
most recovered from saving the heath hen,
though still feeling twitchy in spots, I
ventured on a walk. The sunshine and the
bracing air keyed my ambition to a higher
pitch. I determined to do what heretofore
I had never dared — ask Miss McDodd to
go shooting. Had the distance been great-
er my courage would surely have failed
me. As it was, my agitation was so ap-
parent that the butler eyed me sharply, be-
fore, coughing tentatively to warn the foot-
man, he carried my card upstairs.. Present-
ly the radiant, nay, iridescent Genevieve
appeared.
"I have called, Miss McDodd," I said,
"to ask you to go shooting. See how the
benignant sun is irradiating the benevo-
lent earth. All is peace and beauty; let's
go out and kill something."
And carried away by emotion I burst into
unaffected poetry.
"O, wend with me the wildwood glades,
To coverts where the woodcock drums.
The while the long billed partridge spades
The rich dank soil in search of wums;
Where the coy blue jay lurks discreetly
And all day long doth sing as sweetly
As any starlin'.
Come where the dastard coon doth quake
When chipmunks bellow on 'his trail;
Where coils the fearsome garter snake
With forty buttons on his tail;
Then wend with me the woodland way
And these weird creatures we will slay,
All with your Marlin."
As I proceeded Genevieve's cheeks
flushed with excitement, her eyes found
added brilliance, her bosom heaved tumul-
tuously. Throwing her petite form into my
arms, she exclaimed :
"We will, Montmorency, we will ! That
is," she added archly, investing with subtle
femininity the sportsmanly terms she used,
"that is, we will if the bally old gun doesn't
jam."
Then bidding me wait, she tripped light-
ly upstairs. Presently she returned and
we were soon following the path to the
woods. Genevieve's short skirt, little gait-
ers and plump calves presented so alluring
an ensemble that bereaved cows mooed
coaxingly. She carried, not her Marlin
(that, it seems, was at the plumber's), but
a beautiful double barrel 8-bore hainmerless
repeater, made by Topper, of London. I
had my favorite "Good Enough," made in
Bruges for W. Moore's Sons.
Never before nor since have I found
game in such abundance and variety as on
that day. Scarce had we entered the wood
when we were aware of the multitude of
forest-folk there gathered. There the squir-
rel crept stealthily through the herbage, on
prey intent. There, pop went the aerial
weasel from tree to tree. Rabbits ran
hither and thither uttering their sharp bark,
or swung by their tails from ragweed
boughs, contentedly munching chestnuts.
Muskrats peeped timidly from their dens
in hollow trees, dreading the nighthawk's
deadly swoop. Quails chirped merrily in
the beech trees. Flocks of ring doves in
the beech trees. Flocks of ring doves, in
if to drown the plaintive autumnal fugue of
the catbird. ,
Long we paused, spellbound by these
revelations of nature. At last we moved
onward through darkened dells and tangled
brake. We had not sought the sylvan
solitude to molest the smaller and unwary
game. Far back in deep umbrageous nooks
our quarry lurked; for we had that day
vowed to slay a chuck. SilentTy we stole
along, intent on surprising our formidable
game. Every resource of woodcraft was
called in play, alas in vain ! I was about
suggesting that we return when my com-
panion forestalled me.
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RECREATION.
"Never will I return without a trophy,"
she cried. "Let us go on, and I'll bet
I make the first kill."
"Done," I said, "a box of gloves
against "
My voice broke, my heart beat wildly.
With a stolen glance Genevieve read the
secret I so long had hidden. What fer-
vent protestations I should have made I
know not, for at that instant she grasped
my arm convulsively and whispered, "Look !
what is that?" Following the direction in-
dicated by her taper finger I indistinctly
saw a dark object in the top of a towering
pine.
"A coon, is it not?" asked my fair friend.
Little as I could distinguish of the ani-
mal I knew it was not a coon, for, instead
of the rat-like tail of that quadruped, I
could make out a long furry brush, which
might belong to either a fox or a chuck ;
but being a close observer of the habits of
game, I had noticed that foxes are partial
to other than coniferous trees,. Still, with
the true modesty of the earnest nature
student, I hesitated to express my opinion.
I said nothing. What was more to the pur-
pose, I chivalrously determined to give my
companion a killing shot. With that in
view, I poured a few ounces of buckshot
into my hammerless and hastily rammed
them home, intending with that light load
to sting the beast into venturing farther
out on the branch, thus giving Genevieve a
better chance. Not comprehending my in-
tention she laughed joyously when I fired
and the creature moved into plain 'view.
With an archly audacious air of triumph
she raised and discharged her Topper. A
howl of agony followed ; a great animal
crashed through the branches, fell at our
feet and lay snarling viciously. It was,
as I had divined, a woodchuck, and the
giant of its species. Fortunately it was
too badly wounded to attack us, and a
second shot from Genevieve's 8-bore put
it humanely out of misery.
As we wended our homeward way
through the darkened forest 'arches Gene-
vieve murmured sweetly: "Don't forget,
Montmorency, that I won the gloves."
Falling on my knees, I seized her tiny
hand. "But I," I cried passionately, "what
do I win?"
"How do I know," she answered coyly.
"Papa is croupier for that game. Ask
him."
On the first anniversary of our memor-
able hunt I was seated in the pink draw-
ing room at Doddhurst. On the great
woodchuck skin before the blazing hearth
Genevieve reclined in an attitude calculated
to display to advantage the resources of her
coutouriere. Beside her, half hidden in the
long fleecy fur of the trophy and gurgling
sweetly, lay Montmorency, junior. Lifting
her eye with pensive air, Genevieve said:
"I have been thinking, dear "
"Have you?" I cried, with proper sur-
prise.
"Yes, love," she replied. "I have been
thinking you ought to write the story of
our engagement hunt and" — more softly,
while the roses spread from her cheeks
o'er all her charming face, and young Mont-
morency cooed — "and its result."
"And what should I do with it?" I in-
quired.
"Why. send it to Woodlot and Pasture,
the World Behind the Barn, or some other
of those journals that just dote on really
truly nature stories.
A PENNSYLVANIA FREAK.
I enclose you photo of freak antlers of
a Pennsylvania red deer killed in this
county about 8 years ago; 2 curved beams,
no branches ; the beams are 18 inches long.
Geo. B. Dechant, Renovo/ Pa.
A CONFESSION.
Mrs. Haterson — Do you think it proper to
bow to a man in a club window?
Mrs. Catterson — That depends. It's the
only chance I have to recognize my hus-
band. — Harper's Bazar.
AMATEUR PHOTO BY CLYDE T. DECHANT,
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise.
He jumped into a monstrous deal
That stood on massive lies.
And when he saw the game v.^s up,
With all his might and main,
He loade 
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